Back in 1985, Smart Bar Chicago was barely three years old and Sonic Youth was in its infancy as a band. More than 27 years later, the band is finally releasing an album recorded in the basement club of The Metro, "Smart Bar – Chicago 1985."
Pitchfork reports that singer/guitarist Lee Ranaldo told BBC Radio 5 last month that the band will tackle several archival projects during its "indefinite" hiatus.
On Monday, the band released a preview of the album: a stream of the live recording of "Intro/Brave Men Run (In My Family)." (Listen to the track below.)
The mid-'80s stop to Smart Bar came on the heels of the band's sophomore album, "Bad Moon Rising," whose tracks comprise most of "Smart Bar — Chicago 1985;" the record also features early performances of "Secret Girl" and "Expressway to Yr Skull." Recorded on 4-track, the album will also have a never before released live rendition of "Kat ‘N’ Hat."
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