''SYR7: J'Accuse Ted Hughes'' is the seventh release in American group

Sonic Youth Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...

's SYR series. It was released only on vinyl—the first in the series to receive no

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release—and featured two songs: "J'Accuse

Ted Hughes Edward James "Ted" Hughes (17 August 1930 – 28 October 1998) was an English poet, translator, and children's writer. Critics frequently rank him as one of the best poets of his generation and one of the twentieth century's greatest wri ...

", and "

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Musique". It consists of an improvised piece performed live during the band's April 8, 2000 performance at the first All Tomorrow's Parties festival, followed by an unused soundtrack for an Agnes B. fashion show. ''SYR7'' followed the SYR series tradition of liner notes in foreign languages, in this case, Arpitan, a French regional language. The cover art comes from a negative ''

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'' review of the band's ATP performance, referencing previous SYR record ''

Goodbye 20th Century Goodbye 20th Century may refer to: * '' Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth'', a 2009 book by David Browne * '' Goodbye, 20th Century!'', a 1998 Macedonian film * '' SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century'', a 1999 album by Sonic Youth {{disa ...

'' with the headline "Goodbye 20th Century, goodbye talent!"

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