Released in 1983, Confusion Is Sex stands as Sonic Youth's debut full-length album and a landmark document of New York's underground rock scene. Recorded primarily at Wharton's Studio, the album captures the raw, confrontational energy of the Lower East Side, drawing on dissonance, noise, and angular guitar work that would come to define the band's signature sound. As one contemporary critic described it, the record "sprays out slivers of ringing, reeling, screaming six-string debris" — a brain-bludgeoning introduction to one of alternative rock's most influential acts.
Confusion Is Sex is an essential listen for fans of avant-garde and experimental rock, blending the chaos of post-punk with the dissonant ideas being explored in New York's art and noise scenes at the time. The album draws on influences ranging from Glenn Branca's dissonance to the anarchic energy of Flipper, while also including a live recording and a cassette-recorded track that add to its raw, document-like feel. This 2016 Goofin' Records pressing comes with a printed insert and postcard, making it a solid addition to any collection of foundational underground rock records.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Goofin' Records
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 09/23/2016
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TRACKS
A1. (She's In A) Bad Mood - Version
A2. Protect Me You
3. Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog
A4. Shaking Hell
B1. Inhuman
B2. The World Looks Red
B3. Confusion Is Next
B4. Making The Nature Scene
B5. Lee Is Free
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