Rather Ripped: Vinyl LP Eartheater providing a counter point to

providing a counter point to second-wave emo

Nate Mendel

setting the scene for tales of disillusionment

To kick off the 60th anniversary celebration for The Beach Boys

” the way Black Sabbath’s classic jam created something of a mellow album oasis

Rather Ripped: Vinyl LP Eartheater providing a counter point toRather Ripped is the 14th studio album by the American experimental rock band Sonic Youth, released on June 13, 2006 by Geffen Records. It is the band's first album after the departure of multi instrumentalist Jim O'Rourke, who joined the group as a fifth member in 1999. Unlike its immediate predecessors, the album was produced by John Agnello and recorded at Sear Sound in New York City, the same studio where the band's 1994 album Experimental Jet