Confusion Is Sex

Confusion Is Sex
Studio album by
Sonic Youth
Released1983
Recorded1982–1983
Genre
Length35:40
LabelNeutral
Producer
Sonic Youth chronology
Sonic Youth
(1982) 		Confusion Is Sex
(1983) 		Kill Yr Idols
(1983)
Sonic Youth studio album chronology
Confusion Is Sex
(1983) 		Bad Moon Rising
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
Q[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Select3/5[8]
Spin8/10[9]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[10]

Confusion Is Sex is the debut studio album by American noise rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in 1983 by Neutral Records. It has been referred to as an important example of the no wave genre.[11] AllMusic called it "lo-fi to the point of tonal drabness, as the instruments seem to ring out in only one tone, that of screechy noise".

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Confusion Is Sex – Sonic Youth". AllMusic. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Wolk, Douglas (October 2006). "Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex". Blender. Vol. 5, no. 9. p. 155. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Kot, Greg (September 27, 1992). "The Evolution Of Sonic Youth". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 376. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  5. ^ Eddy, Chuck (March 31, 1995). "Made in USA; Bad Moon Rising; Confusion Is Sex; The Whitey Album". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex". Q. No. 104. May 1995. p. 132.
  7. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Sonic Youth". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 758–759. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ^ Morrison, Dave (April 1995). "Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex / Kill Yr Idols". Select. No. 58. p. 105.
  9. ^ Weisbard, Eric (June 1995). "Thurston Moore: Psychic Hearts / Free Kitten: Nice Ass / Sonic Youth: Confusion Is Sex / Sonic Youth: Made in USA". Spin. Vol. 11, no. 3. pp. 100–101. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  10. ^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Sonic Youth". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 367–368. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  11. ^ Terich (2015-07-05), Jeff. "Beginner's Guide: No Wave". treblezine.com. Treble Zine. Retrieved 2017-05-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)