Sonic Youth
About Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. The founding members were Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar), Thurston Moore (lead guitar, vocals), and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals). Steve Shelley joined in 1985 as drummer after a series of earlier drummers. Jim O’Rourke (bass, guitar, keyboards) was a member from 1999 to 2005, and Mark Ibold (bass, guitar) joined in 2006 and remained until the band’s dissolution in 2011.
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