Released in May 1986 on SST Records and Blast First! in the UK, EVOL was the third studio album by Sonic Youth and showed the first signs of the band transforming their No Wave past into a greater alt-rock sensibility.

EVOL mark[s] the true departure point of Sonic Youths musical evolution, noted Pitchfork, In measured increments, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo bring form to the formless, tune to the tuneless, and with the help of Steve Shelleys drums, [impose] melody and composition on their trademark dissonance. “If Daydream Nation is Sonic Youths opus, EVOL was crucial research. Theres a directness that makes everything feel close. It is pure tension with little release. The entire record is a shadow.”

Vinyl LP pressing. Reissue of this album by the alt-rock icons. The third studio album by Sonic Youth, originally released in May 1986 on SST Records, shows the first signs that the band was ready to transform their no wave past into a greater alternative Rock sensibility. “Evol… marks the true departure point of Sonic Youth’s musical evolution,” says Pitchfork, who place the album in the #31 slot of their Top 100 Albums of The 1980s. “In measured increments, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo… bring form to the formless, tune to the tuneless, and with the help of Steve Shelley’s drums…, [impose] melody and composition on their trademark dissonance.”

Tracklist:

1. Tom Violence
2. Shadow of a Doubt
3. Starpower
4. In the Kingdom #19
5. Green Light
6. Death to Our Friends
7. Secret Girl
8. Marilyn Moore
9. Expressway to Yr. Skull

UPC: 787996801919
Label: Goofin Records
Release Date: 7.24.15
Format: Vinyl