Sonic Youth
Simon Werner a Disparu

The latest album from Sonic Youth is released on their own SYR label and forms the soundtrack to the French film Simon Werner A Disparu (AKA Lights Ou...

‘Simon Werner a Disparu’ (or simply ‘Lights Out’ as the story is known in English) is the name of French director’s Fabrice Gobert’s latest movie. It...

Sonic Youth long ago arrived at a point where their music no longer warrants serious criticism, having already secured their place of privilege in roc...

One thing I’ve realized is that it’s incredibly difficult to make music that is stimulating without it requiring complete attention at the same time. ...

Releasing soundtracks to low-budget French psychological thrillers Surely this is exactly what Sonic Youth’s SYR imprint was set up to do. In the fif...

When Sonic Youth established their SYR imprint 14 years ago, the gesture symbolized something more than just a veteran act indulging their whims with ...

A long time ago, in a review far, far away, it was said that the worst thing to ever happen to Sonic Youth was when they first asked each other “Hey, ...

The mere mention of the band Sonic Youth conjures images of the ultimate alt.rock pioneers; among the most respected bands in all of rock, the noise-r...

While this release is marketed as the soundtrack to director Fabrice Gobert’s early 1990s-set, 2010-released high-school thriller of the same name – t...

Beginning in 1997, Sonic Youth Recordings (or SYR) has been proven to be a more experimental, avante-garde outlet for the band, away from their more h...