- alternative rock, rock, experimental rock, noise rock
- 39 min
- 10 tracks
- Geffen
EVOL is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Released in May 1986, EVOL was Sonic Youth’s first album on SST Records, and also their first to feature drummer Steve Shelley, who would remain a member of the band until their dissolution in 2011.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and open-ended.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Blender3/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.4/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
- The Village VoiceB+
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Tracks
- 1Tom Violence3:06
- 2Shadow of a Doubt3:33
- 3Star Power4:48
- 4In the Kingdom #193:25
- 5Green Light3:46
- 6Death to Our Friends3:20
- 7Secret Girl2:54
- 8Marilyn Moore4:04
- 9Expressway to Yr. Skull7:20
- 10Bubblegum2:50
10 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sonic Youth
- Label
- Geffen
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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