The Vinyl Countdown # 763

Sonic Youth, Washing Machine (1995)

I became a fan of Sonic Youth by reading about them: Guitar World, an excellent article where the guitarists talked about anti-guitar hero antics and notions, namedropped a bunch of great things (some I’d heard, some I hadn’t) and just generally made me want to hear their music. And I did. But I do believe I became a f…