''Kill Yr Idols'' is an EP by American

alternative rock Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...

band

Sonic Youth Sonic Youth were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. Founding members Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar), Thurston Moore (lead guitar, vocals) and Lee Ranaldo (rhythm guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of ...

. It was released in October 1983, originally only in

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, by record label Zensor.

Release

''Kill Yr Idols'' was released in October 1983, originally only in Germany. "Shaking Hell" was recorded live at the Plugg Club in New York City, October 15, 1983. In 1995, the tracks on ''Kill Yr Idols'' not found on 1983's ''

Confusion Is Sex ''Confusion Is Sex'' is the debut studio album by American noise rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in 1983 by Neutral Records. It has been referred to as an important example of the no wave genre. AllMusic called it "lo-fi to the point of t ...

'' were appended to the DGC reissue of that album.

Reception

Jason Birchmeier of

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commented, "These songs resemble the ones on ''

'', except that they're a bit more developed, especially the title track and 'Brother James'. 'Kill Yr Idols''results in a fascinating wade through Sonic Youth's early flashes of genius."

Track listing

Personnel

; Sonic Youth *

Kim Gordon Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, Califor ...

– vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5), guitar (2), bass (3–5) *

Thurston Moore Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running ...

– vocals (3), guitar (1, 3–5), bass (2) *

Lee Ranaldo Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a co-founder of the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Ranaldo at number 33 on its "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" li ...

– bass (1), guitar (2–5) * Jim Sclavunos – drums (1) * Bob Bert – drums (2–5) ; Production * Wharton Tiers – producer, engineer

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1983 EPs Albums produced by Wharton Tiers Sonic Youth EPs No wave EPs