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American rock band (1981–2011) the band|their debut eponymous EP |Sonic Youth (EP)!''Sonic Youth'' (EP) Use mdy dates July 2021 Infobox musical artist | name = Sonic Youth | image = Sonicyouth2011lineup.png | caption = Final lineup of the band before their 2011 breakup; from left to right: Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Mark Ibold, Steve Shelley | alt = | image_size = | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | origin = New York City, U.S. | genre = flatlist| * Noise rock * alternative rock * experimental rock * indie rock * nowrap|post-punk * no wave (early) | discography = Sonic Youth discography | years_active = 1981–2011 | label = flatlist| * Neutral Records|Neutral * Sub Pop * Ecstatic Peace! * Blast First * Homestead Records|Homestead * SST Records|SST * Enigma Records|Enigma * Au Go Go Records|Au Go Go * Geffen Records|Geffen * DGC Records|DGC * Sonic Youth Recordings|SYR * Matador Records|Matador | spinoffs = flatlist| * Body/Head * Chelsea Light Moving * The Whitey Album|Ciccone Youth * Dim Stars * Free Kitten * Harry Crews (band)|Harry Crews | website = URL|sonicyouth.com | past_members = plainlist| * Thurston Moore * Kim Gordon * Lee Ranaldo *Anne DeMarinis * Richard Edson * Bob Bert * Jim Sclavunos * Steve Shelley * Jim O'Rourke (musician)|Jim O'Rourke * Mark Ibold ''Sonic Youth'' were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. Founding members Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar, Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while Steve Shelley (drums) followed a series of short-term drummers in 1985, rounding out the core line-up. Jim O'Rourke (musician)|Jim O'Rourke (bass, guitar, keyboards) was also a member of the band from 1999 to 2005, and Mark Ibold (bass, guitar) was a member from 2006 to 2011. Sonic Youth emerged from the experimental no wave art and music scene in New York before evolving into a more conventional rock band and becoming a prominent member of the American noise rock scene. Sonic Youth have been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do"cite web https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sonic-youth-mn0000755156 Sonic Youth – Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic Erlewine Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work=AllMusic February 28, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130304200445/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sonic-youth-mn0000755156 March 4, 2013 using a wide variety of scordatura|unorthodox guitar tunings while prepared guitar|preparing guitars with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre. The band was a pivotal influence on the alternative rock|alternative and indie rock movements. After gaining a large underground following and critical praise through releases with SST Records in the late 1980s, the band experienced mainstream success throughout the 1990s and 2000s after signing to major label DGC Records|DGC in 1990 and headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza festival. The band disbanded in 2011 following the separation and subsequent divorce of Gordon and Moore with their final live shows taking place in Brazil.cite web |last1=Pelly |first1=Jenn Watch: Sonic Youth's Final (?) Show https://pitchfork.com/news/44639-watch-sonic-youths-final-show/ Pitchfork November 15, 2011 11 August 2020 |language=en-uscite web Kim Gordon Describes Sonic Youth's Depressing Final Show https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/kim-gordon-describes-sonic-youths-depressing-final-show Gothamist 11 August 2020 24 February 2015 The members have since asserted that the band is finished and will not reunite.cite web Interview for Humo Magazine December 8, 2013 http://www.humo.be/tv-tips/265436/cultuur-canvasconnectie-lee-ranaldo Humo 9 December 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20131211051617/http://www.humo.be/tv-tips/265436/cultuur-canvasconnectie-lee-ranaldo 11 December 2013