Matador Records today debuted the first track off Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo’s forthcoming solo album ‘Between the Times and the Tides.’ The 3-minute ‘Off the Wall’ — a gentle, mid-tempo rocker that mixes acoustic and shimmering electric guitars — can be streamed or downloaded here.

Sonic Youth wrapped up a short South American tour last night with a 70-minute set at the SWU Music & Arts Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil — something that normally wouldn’t be particularly newsworthy, except that it might have been the legendary noise-rockers’ final performance after 30 years together.

After 27 years of marriage and 30 years as bandmates, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon today issued a statement announcing they’ve separated, and while Sonic Youth will honor its South American touring commitments next month, the future of the band is uncertain.

Two weeks out from the release of Thurston Moore’s new solo album, ‘Demolished Thoughts,’ the Sonic Youth frontman has released a video for first single ‘Benediction.’

With three week left before Thurston Moore’s new solo album, ‘Demolished Thoughts,’ arrives, the folks at Matador Records are offering a second free MP3 from the Sonic Youth frontman’s record.

The folks at Matador Records are offering up the first official taste of ‘Demolished Thoughts’ — the forthcoming Beck-produced solo record from Sonic Youth leader Thurston Moore — in the form of a free MP3 of the album’s ‘Benediction.’