EVOL

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EVOL is a 1986 experimental rock album by Sonic Youth that marked a pivotal shift toward their distinctive blend of noise, melody, and avant-garde song structures.

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EVOL canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental rock album ⓘ
rock album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Expressway to Your Skull ⓘ
artist Sonic Youth ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
drummerOnAlbum Steve Shelley ⓘ
featuresMusician Kim Gordon ⓘ
Lee Ranaldo ⓘ
Steve Shelley ⓘ
Thurston Moore ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ
noise rock ⓘ
hasContributor Kim Gordon ⓘ
Lee Ranaldo ⓘ
Steve Shelley ⓘ
Thurston Moore ⓘ
hasFormat compact disc ⓘ
digital download ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
hasPart Death to Our Friends ⓘ
Expressway to Yr Skull ⓘ
Green Light ⓘ
In the Kingdom #19 ⓘ
Marilyn Moore ⓘ
Secret Girls ⓘ
Shadow of a Doubt ⓘ
Starpower ⓘ
Tom Violence ⓘ
influencedGenre alternative rock ⓘ
noise rock ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 36:52 ⓘ
movement American underground rock ⓘ
nextWork Sister ⓘ
nextWorkReleaseYear 1987 ⓘ
notableFor integrating noise experimentation with accessible melodies ⓘ
marking Sonic Youth's transition toward more melodic song structures ⓘ
performer Sonic Youth ⓘ
previousWork Bad Moon Rising ⓘ
previousWorkReleaseYear 1985 ⓘ
producer Martin Bisi ⓘ
Sonic Youth ⓘ
recordedIn 1985 ⓘ
recordLabel SST Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1986-05-01 ⓘ
significance first Sonic Youth album to feature Steve Shelley on drums ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sonic Youth → notableWork → EVOL ⓘ
Future → studioAlbum → EVOL ⓘ
Sister → follows → EVOL ⓘ