Music News - Thurston Moore Band | Sonic Youth pioneer returns this December
18 September 2015 - 0 Comments
He redefined modern music as the co-founder of seminal New York City no
wave four-piece Sonic Youth, a band who paved the way for Nirvana and were
instrumental in the alt-rock US scene. Frontier Touring are thrilled to
announce the Thurston
Moore Band will hit Australia and New Zealand this December,
performing headline shows in Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, before
their appearance at Victoria’s sold out Meredith Music Festival.
‘Nobody does
dissonant chug like Moore’ – Rolling Stone
‘The Best Day is
the best Sonic Youth-related album of the new decade’ – PopMatters
‘He’s done it
hundreds of times, but it’s totally electrifying’ – NME
‘Tonight proves
that Thurston Moore will always remain a force of musical nature ... He truly
is one of a kind.’ – Louder Than War
From his own critically acclaimed solo albums, to signing artists like Andrew
WK, Violent Soho and Be Your Own Pet to his Ecstatic
Peace! record label, to collaborations with icons such as Yoko Ono
and Beck, and compositions preserved by the US Library of Congress (Sonic
Youth’s Daydream
Nation), Thurston Moore is a true sonic explorer.
Recorded with guitarist James Sedwards, ex-My Bloody Valentine bassist Debbie
Googe, and Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, The Best Day (out now through Matador
Records/Remote Control) is Moore’s most recent longplayer – a record defined by
positivity and radical love, featuring tracks like The Best Day. Listen to a recent BBC
interview about the album here.
Live on stage in New Zealand and Australia, Moore will be performing tracks
from The Best Day as well as older favourites including much-loved Sonic Youth songs, meaning
fans will get their first chance to see Moore and Shelley up on stage together
since the group’s final Daydream
Nation tour back in 2007.
From experimental poetry to dissonant guitar thrills, Thurston Moore’s love of
music and music history is well documented. First making his start in New York
City’s heady noise scene back in the 80s, he has gone on to create a rich,
varied discography. As part of Sonic Youth since their formation in 1981, for
three decades Moore delivered over 17 studio album and countless
ground-breaking collaborations.
His first solo album was 1995’s critically acclaimed Psychic Hearts,
followed by Trees
Outside The Academy (2007) and Demolished Thoughts (2011) and the moving Chelsea Light Moving (2013).
Moore will round out the collection with a brand new album due for release next
year, co-produced by Grammy-winner Paul Epworth (Adele, Crystal Castles).
From acoustic ballads to black metal experimentation, Moore regularly moves
between disciplines. As a music and art critic Moore’s shown his word skills
via editing zines, writing poetry, and reviewing for bimonthly Arthur Magazine.
College students in Colorado recently enjoyed his tutelage at a summer writing
program and he’s even found time to narrate the odd National Geographic
documentary.
No stranger to our shores, Moore’s legendary guitar skills – together with his
esteemed bandmates – for these four headline shows are not to be missed!
Thurston Moore Band
(All shows 18+)
Frontier Members
pre-sale runs from Wed 23 Sep
Click here for details
General public on
sale from Mon 28 Sep
10am AEST (Aus shows)
12pm NZDT (NZ show)
For full tour information, click here
Thu 03 Dec
Powerstation
Auckland, NZ
ticketmaster.co.nz
0800 111 999
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