Happy birthday Thurston Moore! The Sonic Youth co-founder and indie rock legend turns 66 today, and to celebrate he’s shared a new song off his upcoming album Flow Critical Lucidity.
Thurston says “New in Town,” which opens the album, is about “fresh blood. The new kid in school. The new kid on the scene. A new potential for change in an already active community hoping to protect the world from the poisons of power-hungry creeps. The spirit of youth demonstrated in the early ’80s slam pits of hardcore refusing the worn-out expectations of adulthood.” It’s a chill track with lots of space and atmosphere and you can listen below.
Flow Critical Lucidity is out September 20 via Thurston’s Daydream Library Series imprint, and he’s got a few live dates coming up, including Sweden’s Way Out West festival, an album release show in London, and an appearance talking about his memoir Sonic Life at the Miami Book Fair in November.
Thurston will also be curating a week at John Zorn’s NYC space The Stone on December 4-7, and one of those performances is with his old bandmate Lee Ranaldo:
- 2/4 Wednesday: QUARTET with Zoh Amba (saxophone) Jon Leidecker (electronics) Ryan Sawyer (percussion) Thurston Moore (guitar)
- 12/5 Thursday: DUO with Fred Frith (guitar) Thurston Moore (guitar)
- 12/6 Friday: DUO with Lee Ranaldo (guitar) Thurston Moore (guitar)
- 12/7 Saturday: TRIO with William Winant (percussion) Tom Surgal (percussion) Thurston Moore (guitar)
Admission to The Stone is $30 with no advance tickets, first come first served, and shows start at 8:30 PM.
All dates are listed below.
Thurston Moore – 2024 Tour Dates:
July 24: Devon Ross Live + Signing + Thurston Moore DJ Set @ Rough Trade East (London, UK)
August 8: Thurston Moore Group @ Way Out West Festival (Gothenburg, Sweden)
September 22: Thurston Moore Group Live + Signing – Album Launch Party @ Rough Trade East (London, UK)
October 1: Thurston Moore Duo with Hamid Drake @ Bozar (Brussels, BE)
November: Thurston Moore ‘Sonic Life’ Q&A @ Miami Book Fair (Miami, FL)
December 4-7: Thurston Moore curates The Stone (New York, NY)