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