The guitarist Lee Ranaldo’s songs were among the New York art rockers Sonic Youth’s most beautiful, his extended tonal workouts mixing Deadhead riffing with minimalist repetition, unencumbered by the ironic fascinations with kitsch pop culture that dates his colleagues’ work.
Ranaldo’s extracurricular activities usually display solid downtown experimental sensibilities, but this solo album offers grown-up alterno-rock writ large.
Xtina As I Knew Her is seventies Neil Young lost in Eighties No Wave New York, a Crazy Horse’ vamp stained with darkly psychedelic post punk droplets, a school run soundtrack for former plaid-shirted grungers not yet ready to let go.
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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John Robins, Comedian
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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World Without End, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.