When Sonic Youth released their eighth studio album, Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star, the indie rock scene they helped usher in was in a critical state of flux. Just over a month earlier, longtime friend and trusted peer Kurt Cobain killed himself, casting a haunting spell over the band that influenced him and Nirvana to sign with DGC Records. Add to that the ever-growing number of indie rock and grunge bands emerging after Nirvana’s ris…
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