EVOL ~ Sonic Youth

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EVOL is the third studio album by the American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Released in May 1986, EVOL was Sonic Youth’s first album on SST Records, and also the first album to feature then-new drummer Steve Shelley who had just replaced Bob Bert.
In retrospective reviews, critics cite EVOL as marking Sonic Youth’s transition from their no wave roots toward a greater pop sensibility, while bassist Kim Gordon has referred to it as the band’s “goth record.” Pitchfork has praised the album, saying that EVOL "[was] where the seeds of greatness were sown", and placed the album 31st on their Top 100 Albums of the 1980s list, alongside Sonic Youth's next two albums, Sister and Daydream Nation, which ranked 14th and first, respectively.
The album cover features a picture of model/actress Lung Leg, a still taken from the Richard Kern film Submit to Me. Leg had previously appeared in the "Death Valley '69" music video (directed by Kern and Judith Barry). The back cover shows a black-and-white picture of the band in a heart-shaped frame. The album's 9 songs [10 on the CD] are listed in a different order than the actual track listing.
1. Tom Violence 00:00
2. Shadow of a Doubt 03:05
3. Starpower 06:38
4. In the Kingdom #19 11:26
5. Green Light 14:51
6. Death to Our Friends 18:38
7. Secret Girl 21:57
8. Marilyn Moore 24:52
9. Expressway to Yr. Skull 28:56

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