A Thousand Leaves
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A Thousand Leaves is a 1998 experimental rock album by American band Sonic Youth, noted for its dense guitar textures, improvisational structures, and exploration of more abstract, art-rock territory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Thousand Leaves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4273108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Thousand Leaves Context triple: [Sonic Youth, notableWork, A Thousand Leaves]
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A.
City of a Thousand Rivers
City of a Thousand Rivers is the English nickname for Banjarmasin, an Indonesian city famed for its extensive river networks and floating markets.
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B.
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
Smoke, Lilies and Jade is a groundbreaking 1926 modernist short story by Richard Bruce Nugent, celebrated for its experimental stream-of-consciousness style and candid portrayal of Black queer desire during the Harlem Renaissance.
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C.
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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D.
The Silver Lotus
The Silver Lotus is a historical novel by Thom Steinbeck that intertwines a cross-cultural love story with themes of adventure, identity, and the meeting of Eastern and Western worlds.
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E.
Blood on the Leaves
"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Thousand Leaves Target entity description: A Thousand Leaves is a 1998 experimental rock album by American band Sonic Youth, noted for its dense guitar textures, improvisational structures, and exploration of more abstract, art-rock territory.
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A.
City of a Thousand Rivers
City of a Thousand Rivers is the English nickname for Banjarmasin, an Indonesian city famed for its extensive river networks and floating markets.
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B.
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
Smoke, Lilies and Jade is a groundbreaking 1926 modernist short story by Richard Bruce Nugent, celebrated for its experimental stream-of-consciousness style and candid portrayal of Black queer desire during the Harlem Renaissance.
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C.
The Yellow Lily
The Yellow Lily is a silent-era film best known for featuring popular 1920s actress Billie Dove in a prominent role.
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D.
The Silver Lotus
The Silver Lotus is a historical novel by Thom Steinbeck that intertwines a cross-cultural love story with themes of adventure, identity, and the meeting of Eastern and Western worlds.
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E.
Blood on the Leaves
"Blood on the Leaves" is a Kanye West song from his 2013 album *Yeezus* that powerfully blends Nina Simone samples with themes of heartbreak, fame, and racial trauma over an aggressive, experimental production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtFeatures | painting by Marnie Weber ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Kim Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee Ranaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurston Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | NYC Ghosts & Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Washing Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ |
| hasSingle | Sunday ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
avant-garde rock experimentation
ⓘ
experimental guitar work ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Contre le sexisme
ⓘ
Female Mechanic Now on Duty NERFINISHED ⓘ French Tickler NERFINISHED ⓘ Heather Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Hits of Sunshine (for Allen Ginsberg) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoarfrost NERFINISHED ⓘ Karen Koltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Snare, Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunday ⓘ The Ineffable Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Wildflower Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 72:05 ⓘ |
| nextAlbum | NYC Ghosts & Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstract art-rock style
ⓘ
dense guitar textures ⓘ improvisational song structures ⓘ |
| partOfDiscography | Sonic Youth discography ⓘ |
| performer | Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousAlbum | Washing Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Echo Canyon Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DGC Records
NERFINISHED
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Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-05-12 ⓘ |
| releasedInFormat |
CD
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cassette ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: A Thousand Leaves Description of subject: A Thousand Leaves is a 1998 experimental rock album by American band Sonic Youth, noted for its dense guitar textures, improvisational structures, and exploration of more abstract, art-rock territory.
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