Sonic Youth

"Calming the Snake" (Live in Chile) (Video)

Average Rating: 6.50

Under normal circumstances, a fan-made video of a new song performed in Chile by an indie rock band won't get written up, but the video above is from some upstart outfit (kidding) named Sonic Youth, who have a new album out in June, that apart from a Newsweek sampler , we haven't heard anything off of. Sonic Youth played in Chile last weekend, and among their set of mostly greatest hits, they busted out "Calming the Snake" a ripping and roaring new track from The Eternal . The video leaves much to be desired in terms of what Lee Ranaldo is up to on this song, but we know Kim and Thurston totally wail on this one. I can't speak for the rest of the album, but if it sounds like this, I'm definitely interested.

 

The Eternal is due out on June 9 via Matador. [ Stereogum ]

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April 2, 2009 at 4:08 p.m.

Yeah, someone needs to point out to the shooter that there are other people in the band besides Kim and Thurston!

Awesome song.

April 2, 2009 at 5:46 p.m.

Oh concert videography via YouTube. That's some terrible audio quality there but definitely looking forward to hearing the studio version.

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