Sonic Youth have introduced {that a} uncommon dwell recording from 1987 is being launched in 2025 – discover out extra under.
Yesterday (November 21), the band took to social media to announce ‘Maintain That Tiger’, a uncommon dwell recording from their October 1987 gig at Chicago’s is getting an official launch after first being issued as a semi-bootleg method again when.
‘Maintain That Tiger’ is due for launch on February 7, 2025 by way of Superior Viaduct. It’s accessible for pre-order now, and shall be accessible CD and 2x LP variations in black and clear variations.
The dwell recording will even embrace an introduction from the late Steve Albini, who launched the band onstage earlier than their efficiency. The quilt for the dwell recording notably exhibits Bob Bert and Julie Cafritz of Pussy Galore fairly than Sonic Youth themselves.
‘Maintain That Tiger’ was recorded 4 months after the discharge of Sonic Youth’s ‘Sister’, and the dwell recording consists of a number of performances off that report, their earlier materials and 4 back-to-back Ramones covers.
The tracklist for Sonic Youth’s ‘Maintain That Tiger’ is:
‘Intro’
‘Schizophrenia’
‘Tom Violence’
‘White Kross’
‘Kotton Krown’
‘Stereo Sanctity’
‘Brother James’
‘Pipeline/Kill Time’
‘(I Obtained A) Catholic Block’
‘Tuff Gnarl’
‘Demise Valley ’69’
‘Magnificence Lies In The Eye’
‘Expressway To Yr. Cranium’
‘Pacific Coast Freeway’
‘Loudmouth’ (Ramones cowl)
‘I Don’t Wanna Stroll Round With You’ (Ramones cowl)
‘As we speak Your Love, Tomorrow The World’ (Ramones cowl)
‘Beat On The Brat’ (Ramones cowl)
Talking to Rolling Stone, Kim Gordon stated of Albini’s involvement within the gig: “We pulled as much as the Cabaret Metro to seek out our musician-friend Steve in entrance of the membership telling us he couldn’t go to the present tonight as a result of he was banned for some earlier verbal or different provocation.”
She continued: “We refused to simply accept that state of affairs and demanded that our buddy be allowed into the membership to ensure that us to carry out that evening. Surprisingly the membership caved.”
The producer and engineer tragically handed on Could 7, 2024 from a coronary heart assault. He performed in loads of bands signed to Contact and Go Data, together with Huge Black, who signed with the label round late 1985/early 1986. Albini was the mastermind behind iconic albums similar to Nirvana‘s ‘In Utero‘ and Manic Road Preachers‘ ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’.
