synffSonic Youth, formed in New York City in 1981, pioneered noise rock's collision of dissonance and melody, wielding alternate-tuned guitars to sculpt squalls of feedback into hypnotic jams.
Core members Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, and drummer Steve Shelley; joined later by Jim…
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Sonic Youth; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
Start with the roots
Kim Gordon, Steve Shelley, Glenn Branca, Soulfly + 98 more
Follow the thread
Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore, Mats Gustafsson, Jim O’Rourke + 196 more
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