[a=Sonic Youth]

reached number 21

It was followed by [r=35401] which added hip-hop

200 copies worldwide featuring a brand new extended mix of ‘Judy Is A Dick Slap’ a 20 page booklet of rare memorabilia and unseen archive photos

Parsley Sound are convinced they make mainstream pop music

Wire - Nine Sevens (2xLP, RSD 2025) indie [a=Sonic Youth]Combining the run of early singles with more obscure later period tracks underlines the strength and depth that Wire had. This is pop art as art pop and an exploration of the blank canvas of pop culture and how far that canvas can be stretched, going from three minute constructs to ambient washes. The 7 single was always the ultimate artefact and statement, with the A side being the band momentarily paused in time and distilled and freeze framed into