Long out of stock, now re-pressed and re-issued. Produced by John Agnello and the band, The Eternal not only marks Sonic Youths return to the independent label sphere (titles on their own SYR label excepted) after a long association with Geffen but, more importantly, it ranks as one of their more inspired efforts in a 28 year career. Recorded through November and December of 2008 at the bands Echo Canyon West studio in Hoboken, NJ, The Eternal features many firsts for a Sonic Youth album, including a number of shared vocals between Kim, Thurston and Lee and the studio debut of former Pavement / Dustdevils bassist Mark Ibold, a member of Sonic Youths touring band for the past few years.