On 22 March 2024, Sonic Youth was a guest on In Focus. Sonic Youth has been played over 410 times on NTS, first on 27 October 2012. Sonic Youth's music has been featured on 352 episodes.

Sonic Youth were an influential experimental rock band which formed in New York City, New York, United States in 1981 and are currently on an indefinite hiatus. The last lineup consisted of Thurston Moore (vocals, guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Steve Shelley (drums) and Mark Ibold (bass).

In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene…