Sonic Youth would not exist without its core – Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. While others members have come and gone over the last 30 years of the band's existence, the husband and wife duo has always been the key to holding Sonic Youth together. Now word has come through that Moore and Gordon have called its splitsville, which in effect has placed the legendary indie rockers in limbo. Gordon and Moore announced in a statement that they are separating after 27 years of marriage but will continued with a planned Sonic Youth South American tour in November. The press release goes on to stat...
In what is undoubtedly a return to form, Thursday resurfaced with one wallop of an album. Their latest, No Devolución, is packed full of vigorous tracks, which signify that the New Jersey natives are back with one hell of a vengeance. The band showed promise with its split EP alongside Japan's hardcore masterminds Envy a few years ago but otherwise seemed to be treading water for most of the last decade. Thursday hit critical and mainstream success in 2001 with their second record, Full Collapse, but have struggled to reach the same level of greatness with the albums that followed. The ...
