Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is a band that doesn't hold back. 17 of 22 songs hit intense — this is music that demands something from you.
7.5
Avg Intensity
22
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Shaking Hell
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1983
Death Valley '69
intense
abrasive texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1985
Expressway to Yr. Skull
intense
complex texture · extreme changes · DR 9
· 1986
Starpower
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1986
Cotton Crown
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1987
Schizophrenia
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1987
Cross the Breeze
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1988
Eric's Trip
intense
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 1988
Silver Rocket
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1988
Dirty Boots
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1990
Disappearer
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1990
Kool Thing
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1990
Mote
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1990
100%
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1992
JC
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 1992
Sugar Kane
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1992
The Diamond Sea
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 1995
The controlled burn
Tom Violence
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1986
Teen Age Riot
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1988
Tunic (Song For Karen)
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1990
Bull in the Heather
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1994
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