Battery Park, NYC : July 4th 2008

"In summer 2008, Sonic Youth blasted as hard as ever, with a smart setlist that put a large, diverse catalog into a coherent show. The group's members have spent the last decade making valuable solo material, but, even so, this disc suggests that a little more archival digging wouldn't be a bad thing".

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"Three years before they split, at an Independence Day concert in a downtown park, the band tore through its earliest work with the polish of seasoned pros ... The set is relatively heavy on audience-friendly tracks from Daydream Nation. That album had just turned 20, and Sonic Youth had spent a good amount of time in the previous months on tour playing it in its entirety. Those songs perfectly showcased how polished their organized whirlwind had become over the years, while retaining the ability to give listeners whiplash with a sudden change of pace or blast of noise".

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"Battery Park, NYC: July 4, 2008 touches on almost every aspect of Sonic Youth's music without resorting to obvious choices ... All in all, Battery Park, NYC: July 4, 2008 is a testament to the cohesiveness of Sonic Youth's music as well as their skills as a live band".

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