Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo & Steve Shelley

The Profile

Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley are American musicians best known as long-time members of Sonic Youth.

Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) and Steve Shelley (drums) are American musicians; they were core members of Sonic Youth. Thurston Moore released the solo album Trees Outside The Academy (reviewed here) featuring contributors such as Samara Lubelski and J Mascis.

The provided review praises Thurston Moore's second solo album Trees Outside The Academy for its acoustic, less distorted sound and strong songwriting. Noted contributors include violinist Samara Lubelski, J Mascis (guest guitar) and Steve Shelley (drums). Highlights named are "Frozen Gtr", "American Coffie", "Wonderful Witches + Language Meanies", "Never Light" and the title track. The album ends with a found monologue from Moore's youth.