Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo writes a homespun solo guitar ode to the anxiety and solitude of 2020 on this powerful four-part acoustic set.
If all music made in the last couple of years reflects an era permanently scarred by COVID-19, at least Ranaldo is being honest about it. He recorded the clunkily titled "In Virus Times" last September while stuck in Manhattan, an area that had been heavily hit by COVID. With the upcoming Presidential elections on the horizon, Ranaldo channeled his tangle of emotions into a suite of minimal guitar improvisations to reflect a sense of "motionless time" that seemed to characterize the period for many of us.
It's a far cry from his work with Sonic Youth; Ranaldo uses his acoustic guitar to emphasize the quality of the instrument, the strings and the room's resonance, allowing notes to ring out or rattle for long stretches. The result is a record that's got more in common with John Fahey's Takoma catalogue than you might expect, and it's a breath of fresh (hopefully well-ventilated) air from Ranaldo.
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Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo writes a homespun solo guitar ode to the anxiety and solitude of 2020 on this powerful four-part acoustic set.
If all music made in the last couple of years reflects an era permanently scarred by COVID-19, at least Ranaldo is being honest about it. He recorded the clunkily titled "In Virus Times" last September while stuck in Manhattan, an area that had been heavily hit by COVID. With the upcoming Presidential elections on the horizon, Ranaldo channeled his tangle of emotions into a suite of minimal guitar improvisations to reflect a sense of "motionless time" that seemed to characterize the period for many of us.
It's a far cry from his work with Sonic Youth; Ranaldo uses his acoustic guitar to emphasize the quality of the instrument, the strings and the room's resonance, allowing notes to ring out or rattle for long stretches. The result is a record that's got more in common with John Fahey's Takoma catalogue than you might expect, and it's a breath of fresh (hopefully well-ventilated) air from Ranaldo.
Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo writes a homespun solo guitar ode to the anxiety and solitude of 2020 on this powerful four-part acoustic set.
If all music made in the last couple of years reflects an era permanently scarred by COVID-19, at least Ranaldo is being honest about it. He recorded the clunkily titled "In Virus Times" last September while stuck in Manhattan, an area that had been heavily hit by COVID. With the upcoming Presidential elections on the horizon, Ranaldo channeled his tangle of emotions into a suite of minimal guitar improvisations to reflect a sense of "motionless time" that seemed to characterize the period for many of us.
It's a far cry from his work with Sonic Youth; Ranaldo uses his acoustic guitar to emphasize the quality of the instrument, the strings and the room's resonance, allowing notes to ring out or rattle for long stretches. The result is a record that's got more in common with John Fahey's Takoma catalogue than you might expect, and it's a breath of fresh (hopefully well-ventilated) air from Ranaldo.
Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo writes a homespun solo guitar ode to the anxiety and solitude of 2020 on this powerful four-part acoustic set.
If all music made in the last couple of years reflects an era permanently scarred by COVID-19, at least Ranaldo is being honest about it. He recorded the clunkily titled "In Virus Times" last September while stuck in Manhattan, an area that had been heavily hit by COVID. With the upcoming Presidential elections on the horizon, Ranaldo channeled his tangle of emotions into a suite of minimal guitar improvisations to reflect a sense of "motionless time" that seemed to characterize the period for many of us.
It's a far cry from his work with Sonic Youth; Ranaldo uses his acoustic guitar to emphasize the quality of the instrument, the strings and the room's resonance, allowing notes to ring out or rattle for long stretches. The result is a record that's got more in common with John Fahey's Takoma catalogue than you might expect, and it's a breath of fresh (hopefully well-ventilated) air from Ranaldo.
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Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo writes a homespun solo guitar ode to the anxiety and solitude of 2020 on this powerful four-part acoustic set.
If all music made in the last couple of years reflects an era permanently scarred by COVID-19, at least Ranaldo is being honest about it. He recorded the clunkily titled "In Virus Times" last September while stuck in Manhattan, an area that had been heavily hit by COVID. With the upcoming Presidential elections on the horizon, Ranaldo channeled his tangle of emotions into a suite of minimal guitar improvisations to reflect a sense of "motionless time" that seemed to characterize the period for many of us.
It's a far cry from his work with Sonic Youth; Ranaldo uses his acoustic guitar to emphasize the quality of the instrument, the strings and the room's resonance, allowing notes to ring out or rattle for long stretches. The result is a record that's got more in common with John Fahey's Takoma catalogue than you might expect, and it's a breath of fresh (hopefully well-ventilated) air from Ranaldo.