NYC Ghosts & Flowers
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| Studio album by Sonic Youth | ||
| Released | May 16, 2000 | |
| Recorded | August 1999 – February 2000 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 42:18 | |
| Label | DGC | |
| Producer(s) | Sonic Youth | |
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| Sonic Youth chronology | ||
 SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century (1999) |
 NYC Ghosts & Flowers (2000) |
 Murray Street (2002) |
NYC Ghosts & Flowers is a 2000 album by Sonic Youth. The album was a slight departure, mainly as a creative reaction to the theft of their instruments in July 1999. Irreplaceable guitars and effects pedals with numerous modifications were stolen.
It is also considered to be the album on which the influence of beat poetry on the band is most evident. The lyrics to most songs resemble the beat style, Lenny Bruce and d. a. levy are name-checked and the cover-art is based on a painting by William S. Burroughs.
The album received mixed reviews. Brent DiCrescenzo, formerly of Pitchfork Media, gave it the rarely used lowest rating of 0.0 [1], while Inkblot Magazine praised its avant-garde direction [2] and Robert Christgau said that at times the album is more beautiful than the more widely acclaimed Washing Machine or A Thousand Leaves [3].
[edit] Track listing
- "Free City Rhymes" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 7:32
- "Renegade Princess" (lyrics Thurston, vocals Thurston, Kim, and Lee) – 5:49
- "Nevermind (What Was It Anyway?)" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 5:37
- "Small Flowers Crack Concrete" (lyrics Thurston, vocals Thurston, Kim, and Lee) – 5:12
- "Side2Side" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 3:34
- "StreamXSonik Subway" (lyrics/vocals Thurston) – 2:51
- "NYC Ghosts & Flowers" (lyrics/vocals Lee) – 7:52
- "Lightnin'" (lyrics/vocals Kim) – 3:51
[edit] Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | Official French Albums Chart | No. 37 |
| 2000 | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | Official Norwegian Albums Chart | No. 37 |
| 2000 | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | Official UK Albums Chart | No. 113 |
| 2000 | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | Billboard Top 200 | No. 172 |
