Rather Ripped Album Sampler
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"Rather Ripped Album Sampler" is a promotional CD containing four tracks from Sonic Youth
's first 2006 studio album Rather Ripped
. It is the first of three singles on Rather Ripped. Two of the tracks were written and sung by Thurston Moore
, and the other two were written and sung by Kim Gordon
.
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
's first 2006 studio album Rather Ripped
Rather Ripped
Rather Ripped is the fifteenth studio album by Sonic Youth, which was released on June 13, 2006. It was their first album without guitarist Jim O'Rourke since 2000's NYC Ghosts & Flowers. The album was described by Thurston Moore as "a super song record" containing "rockers and ballads". The name...
. It is the first of three singles on Rather Ripped. Two of the tracks were written and sung by Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
, and the other two were written and sung by Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon
Kim Althea Gordon is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She has sung and played bass and guitar in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz...
.
Track listing
- "Incinerate"
- "Reena"
- "Do You Believe in Rapture?"
- "What a Waste"