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