Washing Machine (album)

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Washing Machine
Studio album by Sonic Youth
Released	September 26, 1995
Recorded	January–May 1995
Genre	Alternative rock, post-punk
Length	68:17
Label	DGC
Producer	Sonic Youth, John Siket
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone 10/19/95 Entertainment Weekly (A-) link
Sonic Youth chronology
Screaming Fields of Sonic Love (1995) Washing Machine (1995) Made in USA (1995)

Washing Machine is an album by the band Sonic Youth. It was released shortly after the group concluded their stint headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza music festival.

The track "Little Trouble Girl" features vocals by Kim Gordon and Breeders/Pixies member Kim Deal. The video for that track was directed by noted music video and feature film director Mark Romanek. It's in a gently-paced artistic sci-fi style, with Gordon and Deal and a strange small alien creature with long fingers.

The actual name of the "Untitled" track is "Becuz Coda" which was originally part of the song "Becuz" but Geffen Records felt they needed to cut the 8 minute long track to make the album’s opening more accessible, and released a radio edit of "The Diamond Sea."

"Washing Machine" peaked at #39 on the UK Album Chart.

"Panty Lies" is perhaps Sonic Youth's most dissonant song. Nearly every chord in the song is diminished. Despite this, it was still an encore choice for much of the Lollapalooza festival in 1995.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Becuz" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 4:43
2. "Junkie's Promise" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 4:02
3. "Saucer-Like" (lyrics/vocals Ranaldo) – 4:25
4. "Washing Machine" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 9:33
5. "Unwind" (lyrics Moore, vocals Moore and Ranaldo) – 6:02
6. "Little Trouble Girl" (lyrics Gordon, vocals Kim Deal and Gordon) – 4:29
7. "No Queen Blues" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 4:35
8. "Panty Lies" (lyrics/vocals Gordon) – 4:15
9. "Untitled" (Becuz Coda) – 2:49
10. "Skip Tracer" (lyrics Leah Singer and Ranaldo, vocals Ranaldo) – 3:48
11. "The Diamond Sea" (lyrics/vocals Moore) – 19:35

[edit] Charts

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[edit] Singles

[edit] External links

• Little Trouble Girl page at Mark Romanek's web site