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.

All labels observed (1)

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EVOL canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental rock album ⓘ
rock album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Expressway to Your Skull NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive ⓘ
drummerOnAlbum Steve Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresMusician Kim Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lee Ranaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steve Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thurston Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ
noise rock ⓘ
hasContributor Kim Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lee Ranaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steve Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thurston Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFormat compact disc ⓘ
digital download ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
hasPart Death to Our Friends ⓘ
Expressway to Yr Skull NERFINISHED ⓘ
Green Light ⓘ
In the Kingdom #19 ⓘ
Marilyn Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Secret Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shadow of a Doubt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Starpower NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tom Violence NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
previousWork Bad Moon Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ
previousWorkReleaseYear 1985 ⓘ
producer Martin Bisi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedIn 1985 ⓘ
recordLabel SST Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ