Review · 1992 · Alternative Rock

Sonic Youth - Dirty

Sonic Youth's Dirty reviewed: grunge seeping into their signature tone, with a more polished sound than Goo and a puzzle over why fans supposedly hate it.

Sonic Youth - Dirty cover

The verdict

Released 1992
Label DGC Records
Genre Alternative Rock

You can almost hear the sound of grunge seeping into their signature tone. This album has such a different sound from Goo - a fact most people chalk up to the pop-leaning production and more polished sound than many of the band’s previous releases. Every review I read references how much Sonic Youth fans hate this album compared to their discography, but I don’t get that. I might need that one explained to me by one of the wiser denizens of the musicStack world.

Jams

  • “Drunken Butterfly”

  • “Theresa’s Sound World”

From the roundup Jamwise #40 - Best Albums of 1992, pt. 2.

Words by Dave Music Criticism Filed under: Reviews
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