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Person · Male
Thurston Moore
US guitarist, singer and songwriter; Sonic Youth
- From
- Coral Gables, United States
- Since
- 1958–present
- Releases
- 108
- alternative rock
- noise rock
- free improvisation
- rock
- art rock
- experimental rock
- noise
- post-rock
About
Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician, best known as guitarist and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. He has participated in many solo and group collaborations outside Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
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In 2012, Moore started a new band Chelsea Light Moving, whose eponymous debut was released on March 5, 2013. In 2015, Chelsea Light Moving disbanded after one studio album release. Moore and the other members of the band continue to make music under his solo project and other bands.
Member of
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Sonic Youth lead vocals, guitar
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Swans bass guitar
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Thurston Moore Group eponymous, lead vocals
Discography
Albums
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The Crumb
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Shamballa
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Psychic Hearts
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Klangfarbenmelodie… And the Colorist Strikes Primitiv
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Piece for Jetsun Dolma Apple Music
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Pillow Wand
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Legend of the Blood Yeti
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Mmmr
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Piece for Yvonne Rainer
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Hurricane Floyd
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The Promise Apple Music
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New York – Ystad
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Fuck Shit Up
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Three Incredible Ideas
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From the Earth to the Spheres, Volume 1
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Melbourne Direct
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Trees Outside the Academy
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Black Weeds / White Death
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Free / Love
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Built for Lovin’
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Untitled
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Sensitive / Lethal Apple Music
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Senso
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Kommissar Hjuler und Mama Baer / Thurston Moore
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Suicide Notes for Acoustic Guitar Apple Music
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Mother / Groundhog
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Demolished Thoughts Apple Music
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12-String Meditations For Jack Rose
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YOKOKIMTHURSTON
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Fundamental Sunshine
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Vi är alla Guds slavar
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“@”
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The Only Way to Go Is Straight Through
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The Best Day Apple Music
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The Rust Within Their Throats
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Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper
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Hit The Wall!
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Tiny People Having a Meeting
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Full Bleed
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Jooklo Duo meets Thurston Moore and Dylan Nyoukis
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Heretics
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Chelsea's Kiss
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Marshmallow Moon Decorum
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Disarm
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Improvisations
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Dunia
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Rock n Roll Consciousness Apple Music
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Electronic Music for Piano
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Spirit Counsel Apple Music
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By the Fire Apple Music
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Screen Time Apple Music
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Born Without Word / At A Worn
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Bruise
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Comes Through in the Call Hold
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Flow Critical Lucidity Apple Music
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Guitar Explorations of Cloud Formations
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Iguana
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They Came Like Swallows
EPs
Singles
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Insight
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Temptation Inside Your Heart Apple Music
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Sans Limites Apple Music
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Hypnogram Apple Music
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Isadora Apple Music
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Sketch of Light
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Velvet Hell / Male Pile-Up
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CANTELOUPE
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May Daze
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Hashish
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Pollination / Leave Me Alone
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Mx Liberty / Panik
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Cease Fire Apple Music
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Smoke of Dreams
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Feel It in Your Guts
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Detonation
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Early in the Morning
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Jong / New Wave Dust
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Kill Any/All Spin Personnel
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Cindy (Rotten Tanx)
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Starfield Wild / Earth/Amp
Live
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2017-07-13: Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
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Educated Guess, Vol. 2 EP
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Educated Guess Vol. 1
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Turkish Belly
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Merzbow / Moloney / Moore: Caught on Tape
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Cuts Up, Cuts Out
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Live
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Sonic Street Chicago
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Irish-American Prayer
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Live at Cafe Oto
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Banjaxed Blues
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Acting the Maggot
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Four Guitars Live
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Live at Tonic
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Live at Easthampton Town Hall
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Lost to the City / Noise to Nowhere
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Rhino Westwood In-Store 12/30/96
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Barefoot in the Head
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2016-09-28: St John at Hackney Church, London, UK
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The Cooler Sessions, October 3, 1997
Compilations
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Also known as
Moore, Thurston · Thurston Joseph Moore
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 8ba48525-d922-42ee-9775-97b7b8f9712e
- ISNI
- 0000000114767251
- IPI
- 00121044437
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.