{"id":455320,"date":"2025-09-27T12:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/455320\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T12:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:15:12","slug":"sonic-youth-tease-2026-news-as-they-celebrate-30th-anniversary-of-washing-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/455320\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Youth tease 2026 news as they celebrate 30th anniversary of &#8216;Washing Machine&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sonic-youth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonic Youth<\/a> seem to be teasing something for 2026.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/kim-gordon-the-collective-review-lyrics-tracklist-3597930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Gordon \u2013 \u2018The Collective\u2019 review: experimental trap from Sonic Youth icon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The New York band, formed of frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/thurston-moore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thurston Moore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kim-gordon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Gordon<\/a>, guitarist Lee Ranaldo and drummer Steve Shelley, went their separate ways in 2011 after 30 years together. The band split following Moore and Gordon\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sonic-youth-22-1248482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acrimonious divorce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since, a reunion has looked unlikely, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/thurston-moore-on-the-chances-of-a-sonic-youth-reunion-3857153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moore did say earlier this year that their work seemed \u201cunfinished\u201d<\/a>. Before that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-sonic-youths-thurston-moore-lee-ranaldo-and-steve-shelley-reunite-on-stage-in-new-york-3820040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moore, Ranaldo and Shelley reunited on stage in New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, though, it seems that something new may be coming from the group next year. It comes after yesterday (September 26) marked 30 years since the release of their album \u2018Washing Machine\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate, the band shared a cryptic image of the washing machine illustration from the album\u2019s cover with \u201c2026\u201d written in place of \u201cSonic Youth\u201d. The picture was even shared on Gordon\u2019s Instagram, prompting speculation that they\u2019re planning something for next year.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside her post, Gordon wrote: \u201cthis was my favorite recording experience with sonic youth, we went to memphis, ate a lot of barbecue, went to al greens church on easter sunday, made some hot jams!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPEc5HAkbXF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Back in March, Gordon teamed up with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kim-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kim Deal<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-kim-deal-and-kim-gordon-perform-sonic-youths-little-trouble-girl-3847746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to perform Sonic Youth\u2018s \u2018Little Trouble Girl\u2019<\/a> from \u2018Washing Machine\u2019. The moment, which marked their first time ever performing live together, took place on the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0talk show\u00a0Everybody\u2019s Live,\u00a0hosted by John Mulaney.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon was the first to perform, singing her song \u2018Bye Bye\u2019 taken from her 2024 solo album \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/kim-gordon-the-collective-review-lyrics-tracklist-3597930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Collective<\/a>\u2018. Deal then took to the stage to play her own track \u2018Nobody Loves You More\u2019 \u2013 the title track from her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/kim-deal-nobody-loves-you-more-review-3814895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debut solo album<\/a>,\u00a0also released last year.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the pair joined forces to play the Sonic Youth track, which Deal contributed vocals to on the band\u2019s 1995 LP. The track is the only time Gordon and Deal have ever collaborated. Though Deal appeared in the song\u2019s music video, she never joined the band to play it live before they broke up in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In June, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kim-gordon-shares-bye-bye-25-with-words-banned-by-donald-trump-3869765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gordon shared, \u2018BYE BYE 25!\u2019, a remake of \u2018BYE BYE\u2019 from her second solo album, \u2018The Collective\u2019<\/a>, but using words banned by Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, back in February, Sonic Youth and Moore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/a-rare-sonic-youth-live-recording-is-being-released-next-year-3814877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released \u2018Hold That Tiger\u2019, a rare live recording from 1987<\/a>\u00a0that includes an introduction from the late\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/steve-albini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Albini<\/a>, who introduced the band onstage before their performance as well as their four back-to-back\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ramones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramones<\/a>\u00a0live covers.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sonic Youth seem to be teasing something for 2026. 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