Sister (Black Vinyl)

VINYL FORMAT. Meticulously re-mastered for vinyl by John Golden and pressed on audiophile 180 gram vinyl at Pallas in Germany, this is the finest sounding edition of Sister ever released on vinyl. Includes a faithful recreation of the original jacket and lyric sheet. 'EVOL was a major leap forward for Sonic Youth, but Sister is a masterpiece, demonstrating the group's rapidly evolving musicality. More than ever before, Sonic Youth's songs sound like actual songs, and their collages of noise, distortion, and alternate tunings are now used to provide texture and depth to the music, which is original, complex, and rewarding. Not only is there the full-throttle roar of "Tuff Gnarl," but there are shimmering layers of ambient harmonics and dissonance that are as haunting and challenging as any of their barrages of feedback. Furthermore, Sister has a warm sound, which lures the listeners into music that's defiantly arty but never indulgent. It's one of the singular art rock records of the '80s.' - Stephen Thomas Erlewine / All Music Guide