A Thousand Leaves is the 10th studio album by the American experimental rock band Sonic Youth, released on May 12, 1998, by DGC Records. It was the first Sonic Youth album recorded at the band's own studio in Lower Manhattan, which was built with the money they had made at the 1995 Lollapalooza music festival. Since the band had an unlimited amount of time to work in their studio, the album features numerous lengthy and improvisional tracks that were developed unevenly. Three highly experimental extended plays, Anagrama, Slaapkamers met slagroom, and Invito al ĉielo, were recorded simultaneously with the album.
Upon release, A Thousand Leaves reached No. 85 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart and No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart. The song "Sunday" was released as a single and as a music video directed by Harmony Korine and starring American actor Macaulay Culkin. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the lengthy and quiet guitar interplay between band members Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo. However, some critics criticized the forced vocal delivery of band member Kim Gordon and found several tracks to be unnecessarily long and poorly constructed.
Sunday comes alone again A perfect day for a quiet friend And you - you will set it free I see new morning round your face Everybody says its another phase And now - now its come to me See the magic in your eyes I see it come as no surprise And you - you turn your eyes away Yeah you - you turn it all away I guess its true its never too late Still I don't know what to do today Oh why - can't I set you free Will you - do the same for me Sunday comes and Sunday goes Sunday always seems to move so slow To me - here she comes again A perfect ending to a perfect day A perfect ending what can I say To you - lonely Sunday friend With you - Sunday never ends
A Thousand Leaves is the 10th studio album by the American experimental rock band Sonic Youth, released on May 12, 1998, by DGC Records. It was the first Sonic Youth album recorded at the band's own studio in Lower Manhattan, which was built with the money they had made at the 1995 Lollapalooza music festival. Since the band had an unlimited amount of time to work in their studio, the album features numerous lengthy and improvisional tracks that were developed unevenly. Three highly experimental extended plays, Anagrama, Slaapkamers met slagroom, and Invito al ĉielo, were recorded simultaneously with the album.
ResponderEliminarUpon release, A Thousand Leaves reached No. 85 on the US Billboard Top 200 chart and No. 38 on the UK Albums Chart. The song "Sunday" was released as a single and as a music video directed by Harmony Korine and starring American actor Macaulay Culkin. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the lengthy and quiet guitar interplay between band members Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo. However, some critics criticized the forced vocal delivery of band member Kim Gordon and found several tracks to be unnecessarily long and poorly constructed.
ResponderEliminarSunday comes alone again
A perfect day for a quiet friend
And you - you will set it free
I see new morning round your face
Everybody says its another phase
And now - now its come to me
See the magic in your eyes
I see it come as no surprise
And you - you turn your eyes away
Yeah you - you turn it all away
I guess its true its never too late
Still I don't know what to do today
Oh why - can't I set you free
Will you - do the same for me
Sunday comes and Sunday goes
Sunday always seems to move so slow
To me - here she comes again
A perfect ending to a perfect day
A perfect ending what can I say
To you - lonely Sunday friend
With you - Sunday never ends