I know this is more Chessy’s thing, but ahem, pitchfork gave Thurston’s new album, Trees Outside the Academy (oh by the way, he is only Thurston, no need for a last name) a 7.9 and had this to say about it

“As a separate entity from Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore’s reptutation as a basement feedback icon precedes him. Where it was once surprising to find him at Connecticut noise shows, Brooklyn No Fun fests, and Western Massachusetts DIY open mic nights, Moore’s recent role as mentor to (and colloborator with) young rock dynamos has since made his presence in the underground a constant. Given these roaring feedback showdowns– not to mention the solo work of his distant past– it came as a mild shock when his Ecstatic Peace label recently announced that not only was there a new Thurston Moore solo album in the works (his first formal LP since 1995’s Psychic Hearts), but that it would also feature honest-to-god actual “SONGS!” It wasn’t just hype: Trees Outside the Academy is a song-based album– and they’re good songs, too.” -Zach Baron, Pitchfork

Read the whole review here:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/45668-trees-outside-the-academy

-Ashley

this is fitzy, he has 2 wmhc mamas.