Released: 04/11/22
Originally intended as a 7", Confusion Is Sex became Sonic Youth’s raw, chaotic first full-length album—an abrasive, lo-fi snapshot of 1983 NYC. Dark, dissonant, and primitive, it captures the band experimenting with alternate tunings, junk-pile guitars, and stripped-down rhythms. A favorite of Thurston Moore, it marks a turning point where their noise-driven sound truly took shape, setting the stage for their underground legacy.