The Empty Page
Disconnection Notice
Rain On Tin
Karen Revisited
Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style
Plastic Sun
Sympathy For The Strawberry
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Murray St.
Published: 06 Jun 2022, 08:00
Murray Street Sometimes Written As Murray St. Is The Twelfth Studio Album By American Rock Band Sonic Youth Released On June 25 2002 By DGC Records. Murray Street Is The First Album By The Band To Feature Jim O'Rourke As An Official Fifth Member To Bolster The Group's Sound. Background And Recording
Recording Began In August 2001 In The Band's Echo Canyon Studio In New York City Following Their Final NYC Ghosts And Flowers/Goodbye To The 20th Century Tour. The First Release Of Material From The Sessions Was The Song "Plastic Sun" On A Promotional CD Included With An Issue Of Jane Magazine. However Due To An Error In The Pitch The Band Re-Released The Song On Their Website. Recording Sessions Reached An Unexpected Halt On September 11 2001 Following The Terrorist Attacks As The Band Instead Led A Trade Center Benefit Festival On October 9. Several Other Benefits And Gigs Led Them To Their Rescheduled March 17 2002 Appearance At The All Tomorrow's Parties Festival In Los Angeles California. By Then Recording And Mixing For The Album Was Complete And All Seven Tracks First Revealed On The Band Website Were Played At The Festival. The New Material Was Hailed As A Return To The Style Of Distorted And Complex Instrumentals That Made The Band Underground Favorites. Personnel Sonic Youth
Thurston Moore – Vocals 1–3 5 Guitar Photography
Kim Gordon – Vocals 6 7 Guitar 1 2 4 6 7 Bass 3 5 Backing Vocals 5 Lee Ranaldo – Vocals 4 Guitar Backing Vocals 1 Keyboards 7 Jim O'Rourke – Guitar 3-5 Bass 1 2 4 6 7 Recording Engineering Mixing
Steve Shelley – Drums Percussion Additional Musicians Jim Sauter – Horns 5 Don Dietrich – Horns 5 Technical Personnel Sonic Youth – Production
Aaron Mullan – Assistant Engineering
John Golden – Mastering Design Personnel Frank Olinsky – Art Direction
Monique Voorhout – Photography Artwork
Stefano Giovannini – Photography