New Albums from Sonic Youth, Mos Def, and 13 More

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Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

New Tours: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth

Click here to find out when the two New York bands will play in your hometown!
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Get your dancing shoes on! Former SPIN cover stars Yeah Yeah Yeahs have unveiled a short U.S. tour in support of their third album, the disco- and electro-tinged It's Blitz!

Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys Headline Austin City Limits

Kings of Leon, Sonic Youth, Jack White's Dead Weather and 125 more will also perform. Click here for the full lineup!
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The lineup for the eighth annual Austin City Limits music festival has been announced, and it's a doozy -- packed with 130 bands, including headliners Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, and the Beastie Boys. The fest will hit Austin's Zilker Park October 2-4.

Sonic Youth, Zeppelin Bassist Back Dance Company

The NYC rockers team with John Paul Jones to score a performance by avant-garde choreographer Merce Cunningham.
Sonic Youth With John Paul Jones / Photo by Stephanie Berger

Sonic Youth have always straddled the line between high culture and low, equally at home with John Cage as with GG Allin.

Album Preview: Sonic Youth's 'The Eternal'

Hear a 2 1/2 minute sonic collage from the New York band's upcoming record!
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New Sonic Youth Album Due in June

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Hey, Sonic Youth fans: Been wishing for a follow-up to 2006's Rather Ripped? On June 9, hope springs... in the form of The Eternal, the band's 16th album and first for indie label Matador.

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