The Eternal
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The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Eternal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4273112 — 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: The Eternal Context triple: [Sonic Youth, notableWork, The Eternal]
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A.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
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B.
Lux aeterna
Lux aeterna is a movement of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, traditionally sung in Latin and associated with prayers for eternal light and rest for the deceased.
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C.
Eternity
"Eternity" is a contemplative, atmospheric track from Vangelis’s score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its lush synthesizer textures and evocative, cinematic mood.
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D.
Lux Aeterna
Lux Aeterna is a haunting minimalist orchestral piece by composer Clint Mansell, best known as the iconic theme from the film Requiem for a Dream.
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E.
The Night Eternal
The Night Eternal is the third and final novel in Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s horror trilogy The Strain, concluding the story of a vampiric plague and humanity’s struggle for survival.
- 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: The Eternal Target entity description: The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
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A.
The Everlasting
"The Everlasting" is a melancholic, introspective rock ballad by Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, known for its reflective lyrics and sweeping, anthemic sound.
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B.
Lux aeterna
Lux aeterna is a movement of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, traditionally sung in Latin and associated with prayers for eternal light and rest for the deceased.
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C.
Eternity
"Eternity" is a contemplative, atmospheric track from Vangelis’s score for the film *1492: Conquest of Paradise*, known for its lush synthesizer textures and evocative, cinematic mood.
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D.
Lux Aeterna
Lux Aeterna is a haunting minimalist orchestral piece by composer Clint Mansell, best known as the iconic theme from the film Requiem for a Dream.
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E.
The Night Eternal
The Night Eternal is the third and final novel in Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s horror trilogy The Strain, concluding the story of a vampiric plague and humanity’s struggle for survival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | OLE-829-2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews from music critics ⓘ |
| featuresBandMember |
Kim Gordon
NERFINISHED
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Lee Ranaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Ibold NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurston Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Rather Ripped NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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experimental rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | John Fahey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Antenna
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Leaky Lifeboat (for Gregory Corso) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred Trickster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Antenna
NERFINISHED
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Anti-Orgasm NERFINISHED ⓘ Calming the Snake NERFINISHED ⓘ Leaky Lifeboat (for Gregory Corso) NERFINISHED ⓘ Malibu Gas Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Massage the History NERFINISHED ⓘ No Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Poison Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred Trickster NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunderclap for Bobby Pyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Walkin Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ What We Know NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFinalStudioAlbumBy | Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 59:01 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
final Sonic Youth studio album released before the band went on hiatus
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first Sonic Youth studio album released on Matador Records ⓘ marked return to independent label after major-label period on Geffen Records ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 12 ⓘ |
| performer | Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Rather Ripped NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkReleaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| producer |
John Agnello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Bisquiteen Studio
NERFINISHED
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Echo Canyon West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 2008-2009 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Concord Music Group
NERFINISHED
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Matador Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2009-06-09 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Eternal Description of subject: The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
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