It’s been over a decade since members of Sonic Youth went their separate ways, and they prepared a special treat for their fans. The beloved rock band will soon release a live album featuring material recorded during their final North American show in New York City.
Live in Brooklyn 2011 will take us back to August 2011, when Sonic Youth performed at the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn. They played a 17-song set in front of the Manhattan skyline, which included such songs as “Death Valley ’69”, “Sugar Kane”, and “Drunken Butterfly”.
Lee Ranaldo, the band’s guitarist, still has vivid memories of their last North American show, and he believes it’s quite fitting that it took place in New York City.
“The stage was facing the East River from the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, waterfront, and I recall the sun going down in the west during our set. It was a pretty magical, if kinda weird day. Fitting, somehow, that our ‘last show’ should be in NYC, our home and where it all began,” said Ranaldo in a statement.
Live in Brooklyn 2011 will be released on August 18 via Silver Current. The band released several live, compilation, and rarities albums since disbanding in 2011, following Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore‘s separation.
