- rock, alternative rock
- 56 min
- 12 tracks
- Moon Records
The Eternal is the fifteenth and final studio album by American rock band Sonic Youth, released on June 9, 2009, by Matador Records. It was their first studio album in three years, making it the band's longest gap between studio albums.
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Character
Spare, character-led, grave and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 79/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.7/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB+
- Entertainment WeeklyB−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times4/4 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork6.8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin8/10
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Tracks
- 1Sacred Trickster2:11
- 2Anti-Orgasm6:07
- 3Leaky Lifeboat (For Gregory Corso)3:32
- 4Antenna6:13
- 5What We Know3:54
- 6Calming the Snake3:36
- 7Poison Arrow3:42
- 8Malibu Gas Station5:39
- 9Thunderclap for Bobby Pyn2:38
- 10No Way3:52
- 11Walkin Blue5:21
- 12Massage the History9:43
12 tracks, 56 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Sonic Youth
- Label
- Moon Records
- Released
- 2009
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- UA
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