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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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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John Robins, Comedian
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Chez, Chortle.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Bosco239, youtube
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Idrie, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter