4.52am Issue: 042 13th July 2017 - The Best Ex Edition

LEE RANALDO
Electric Trim
September sees the release of an album
from Sonic Youth legend, Lee Ranaldo,
which has definitely set things twitchy
around here.
The album has nine tracks, and it sees
Ranaldo returning to Mute for its release,
about which he is rather chuffed,
“I’m so excited about this record, it
represents new developments and
directions for me and I can’t wait to hit
the road and play this music live. I’m also
so pleased to partner with Mute for this
release – it’s like a homecoming of sorts
as Sonic Youth’s early records were
released on Blast First / Mute. To me
Mute has always been a true artist’s label,
concentrating first and foremost on the
music. I can’t wait for everyone to hear
this music.”
No argument here.
Ranaldo collaborated with award winning
New York author Jonathan Lethem for
lyrics on six of the songs and the
American artist, Richard Prince, who
previously painted the sleeve for Sonic
Youth’s 2004 album Sonic Nurse, created
the artwork for the album.
You can pre-order the album HERE
Listen to the lead track from the album,
“Circular (Right as Rain)” HERE