Sonic Youth Announces Track List for New Album

Although it won't be out until June 9, Sonic Youth has announced the track listing for their new album, The Eternal. The album is their first for Matador Records after almost two decades with Geffen.

Production on the album is being handled by John Agnello, who also did their 2006 release Rather Ripped, and was recorded last year at the band's Echo Canyon West studio. The album is the first for the group's new bassist Mark Ibold, formerly of Pavement.

Matador's Gerard Cosloy is excited about the release. "We've not had a record in our recent history that's been the subject of nearly as much speculation and anticipation. Suffice to say we're pretty amazed at the way the band delivered something this neoteric while still sounding like, well, themselves. Less of a reinvention and perhaps more to do with a particularly awesome dozen songs."

As a side note, the cover of The Eternal (shown above) features a painting by the late guitar great John Fahey.

The track list:

• Sacred Trickster
• Anti-Orgasm
• Leaky Lifeboat (for Gregory Corso)
• Antenna
• What We Know
• Calming The Snake
• Poison Arrow
• Malibu Gas Station
• Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn
• No Way
• Walkin Blue
• Massage The History

The band will also be releasing a vinyl single on April 18 in conjunction with Beck with each artist covering a song by the other. Sonic Youth will cover Beck's Pay No Mind while Beck will perform Sonic Youth's Green Light. The single will be limited to 2,500 copies.