Battery Park, NYC July 4th 2008

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Battery Park, NYC July 4th 2008
Sonic Youth Battery Park.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2009
RecordedJuly 4, 2008
VenueBattery Park
Length43:46
Label Matador
Sonic Youth live album chronology
Live at the Continental Club
(1992)
Battery Park, NYC July 4th 2008
(2009)
Smart Bar Chicago 1985
(2012)

Battery Park, NYC July 4th 2008 is a live album by American noise punk band Sonic Youth, recorded at the River to River Festival in Battery Park, New York, on July 4, 2008. It was released June 9, 2009, coinciding with the release of The Eternal . It has only been released on vinyl and digital services. [1] The album was mixed at Echo Canyon West, a studio often used by the band.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
OndaRock 7/10 [4]
Perfect Sound Forever A+ [5]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [6]
Robert Christgau A [7]
Spectrum CultureStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Tom Hull B+ [9]

The album has been positively received by critics. In a review for Pitchfork, Susan Elizabeth Shepard says that while the album "isn’t their best or most comprehensive live document", it is further proof of how consistent their genius was and how enduring the qualities that made them such a special live act". [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."She is Not Alone"6:10
2."The Sprawl"7:46
3."World Looks Red"2:52
4."Jams Run Free"3:45
5."Hey Joni"4:28
6."The Wonder"4:11
7."Hyperstation"5:50
8."Bull in the Heather"2:56
9."100%"3:07
10."Making the Nature Scene"2:41
Total length:43:46

Personnel

Adapted from LP liner notes. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sonic Youth – Battery Park NYC, July 4th 2008 (2009, Vinyl)". Discogs. June 9, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  2. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. https://archive.org/details/mojo-august-2019/page/109/mode/2up [ dead link ]
  4. "Sonic Youth - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto".
  5. "Perfect Sound Forever: Sonic Youth live albums, a guide".
  6. 1 2 Shepard, Susan Elizabeth. "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  7. "Robert Christgau: CG: Sonic youth".
  8. Cober-Lake, Justin (June 13, 2019). "Spectrum Culture Review". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  9. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Sonic Youth".