On Aug. 12, 2011, Sonic Youth played the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn; it would be the band's final concert in the United States. Chris Gersbeck for NPR hide caption
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Thurston Moore's new album, The Best Day, comes out Oct. 21. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore gazes over the rail on the Station to Station train as it speeds across the country. Mara McKevitt hide caption
Thurston Moore performs with his band Chelsea Light Moving, live on KEXP. Brittany Brassell/KEXP hide caption
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Thurston Moore's introspective new album Demolished Thoughts comes out May 24. Ari Marcopoulos hide caption
A glorious bit of Velvet Underground-esque balladry, Thurston Moore's "Benediction" unfolds like a graceful prayer. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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