KEXP Presents: Thurston Moore
The former Sonic Youth singer-guitarist joins collaborators old and new for a guitar-heavy performance of “The Best Day.”
The former Sonic Youth singer-guitarist joins collaborators old and new for a guitar-heavy performance of “The Best Day.”
In the wake of Sonic Youth’s collapse, Moore’s new solo album is almost calming in its familiarity, particularly as it recalls a minor-key update of SY’s well-loved late-’90s salvo A Thousand Leaves.
On July 10 in Brooklyn, noise-rock guitarist and writer Chris Grier died at home from a pulmonary embolism. Four-and-a-half hours…