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Ciccone Youth
The Whitey Album
Blast Records
Is Sonic Youth the anti-Ma
donna? At times it would seem so.
A press release from Blast First
records says that Ciccone is not
only mega-pop star Madonna s last
name, but also means Sonic in
FrenchJjust a cosmic coincidence,
or were the members of Sonic
Youth meant to form an off-shoot
band with Minuteman Mike Watt
and do Madonna spoofs? Sonic
Youth and Ciccone Youth are
the same band.
Sonic/Ciccone Youth may be
the anti-Madonna, but not because
of their spoofs of her ‘‘Burnin’ Up”
and "Into the Groove,” or of Robert
Palmer’s "Addicted to Love,” ei
ther. These are the least interesting
inclusions on "The Whitey Al
bum."
These three songs, along with
tracks like "Two Cool Rock Chicks
Listening to NEU” and "Tuff Titty
Rap,” may make “The Whitey Al
bum” seem like a joke. Well, it is
partially, but there is also a great
deal of worthwhile music, too.
Most of the album consists of
experimental, mechanized, synco
pated instrumentals, heavy on the
rhythm and on weird noises, occa
sionally accompanied by de
tached, attitude-laden Kim Gordon
musings on sexual politicking —
her favorite subject.
What sets Ciccone Youth apart
from other experimental noise
Jeff Reiner/ Daily Nebraskan
makers is the same thing that sets
Sonic Youth apart from other guitar
torturers - structure and pop sensi
bility. They can arrange eerie,
frightening noises into structures
that make them not only listenable,
but often riveting.
While “Daydream Nation,” the
most recent Sonic album, contains
some of the best guitar songs in
recent memory, “The Whitey Al
bum” is more like a collection of
great little soundtrack pieces. The
est way to listen to it is to put it in
your Walkman, and go for a walk.
And look around at everything, no
matter where you are. Downtown
is the best.
Look at all the trash, dirt and
slime that covers even the cleanest
parts. Watch bums, wandering al
coholics and bag ladies. And “nor
mal” people, too. It’s often unset
tling now perfectly the music on
this record accompanies everyday
scenes. For whatever reason,
Sonic/Ciccone Youth has the
knack of making the music of
urban decay. And there’s enough
of it even in tiny Lincoln for this
New York City inspired music to hit
home.
So it’s a massive understate
ment, despite the coincidences, to
call them the anti-Madonna. They
can’t really be called anti or pro
anything. They just see a great deal
of detachment, disinterest, trash,
dirt and slime, and they make
music that somehow sounds like
that.
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