Murray Street (album)
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| Studio album by Sonic Youth | ||
| Released | June 25, 2002 | |
| Recorded | August 2001 – March 2002 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 45:37 | |
| Label | DGC / Interscope | |
| Producer(s) | Sonic Youth | |
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| Sonic Youth chronology | ||
 NYC Ghosts & Flowers (2000) |
Murray Street (2002) |
 In the Fishtank 9 (2002) |
Murray Street is a 2002 album by Sonic Youth. It features seven tracks ranging from epic ("Sympathy for the Strawberry") to short and intentionally shallow ("Plastic Sun"). The album was well received critically. It was the first album by the group to feature Jim O'Rourke as an official fifth member.
Members of noise improv group Borbetomagus guest on "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style."
This Sonic Youth album set the beginning of a new, cleaner, more mature sound, obviously hinting at 70s classic rock bands.
One of the young girls photographed for the cover is Coco Hayley Gordon Moore, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon's daughter.
The back cover features a photograph of an office building on the southeast corner of Murray Street and Broadway near Ground Zero in Manhattan. The address is 75 Park Place.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Empty Page" (lyrics/vocals Thurston, background vocal Lee) – 4:20
- "Disconnection Notice" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 6:24
- "Rain on Tin" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 7:56
- "Karen Revisited" (lyrics/vocals Lee) – 11:11
- "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style" (lyrics/vocals Thurston, background vocal Kim) – 4:27
- "Plastic Sun" (lyrics Thurston, vocals Kim) – 2:14
- "Sympathy for the Strawberry" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 9:06
- "Street Sauce" (bonus track on Japanese version only) – 7:34
[edit] Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Norwegian Albums Chart | No. 16 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official French Albums Chart | No. 48 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Austrian Albums Chart | No. 52 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official German Albums Chart | No. 63 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Irish Albums Chart | No. 67 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official UK Albums Chart | No. 77 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Billboard Top 200 | No. 126 |
[edit] Credits
- All songs by Sonic Youth: Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke
- Published by Sonik Tooth (BMI) and Field Code Music (BMI)
- Recorded and mixed by Jim O'Rourke @ Echo Canyon, NYC, August 2001-March 2002
- Assistant Engineer: Aaron Mullan
- Produced by Sonic Youth
- Mastered by John Golden
- Horns on Radical Adults: Jim Sauter and Don Dietrich
- Cover photo: Monique Voorhout, "Stella and Coco in Hoofdplaat, 2001"
- Band/fan photos: Stefano Giovannini
- Tray card photos: Thurston
- Art direction: Frank Olinsky
