Working with legendary singer-songwriter, Beck, Moorehas managed to create an extremely moving, symphonic folk opus, well-worthy of attention as one of the most-important albums of 2011 (and possibly music in general).
Moore’s fourth album finds the ultra-cool Sonic Youth guitarist collaborating with harpist Mary Lattimore and violinist Samara Lubelski as well as bassist Bram Inscore and drummer Joey Waronker.
In traditional Thurston Moore / Sonic Youth fashion, the music on Demolished Thoughts is a bit difficult to pigeonhole into a category.
Sure, its a folk album at heart, but with hints of everything spattered throughout. There’s some obligatory Dylan, electro-lounge ala early Radiohead and later Air, a splash of Beck (Sea Change, not Odelay) and pretty much whatever else Moore decided to melt into the pot.
People looking for another good-time release will have to sit this one out, but anyone looking for an excellently produced, low-key release couldn’t do much better. It’s not the album of the year, but it’s the Thurston Moore album of the decade.
Release Date 23/05/2011 (Matador)