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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98rosjon, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Stuart, Chortle
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Bosco239, youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Brighton Argus