Sonic Youth: Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” Made Other Artists Look Bad

Criticizes pay what you want model for making less popular musician brothers and sisters look bad for “not offering their music for whatever.” Alternative rock band Sonic Youth recently sat down with the UK’s Guardian to discuss the state of music and their band’s latest album “The Eternal.” In it they they make some observations and comments that makes one wonder if they’re having a hard time adapting to the realities of a digital music world. It recently left Geffen Records for Indie Rock label Matador Records because “[Geffen] weren’t doing much for us besides putting the records out,” says guitarist Thurston Moore .” The band contemplated going the Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” route where fans could pay as much or as little as they choose for a digital download of an album, but said it would’ve taken too much time and effort and would’ve been insulting to their less popular “musician brothers and sisters.” “I don’t really think they did it by themselves,” continues bassist Kim Gordon . “They did a marketing ploy by themselves and then got someone else to put it out.

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