Matthew Stearns

A lot of hyperbole. A little bit of elitism in reference to other bands (only cementing the aura of aloofness and hipsterism around Sonic Youth that the author is trying to dispel.) There were a couple of interesting facts about the band and the album, but a significant amount of the interpretative text reads not as research into the album's creation but the author's impression of what the songs might mean, which I feel the 33 1/3rd serious is not the place for.

An in-depth analysis of one of the best albums of the '80s.