Sonic Youth's new record The Eternal drops on 9 June in the US and UK. The band previewed a new song, "What We Know", from the record this week on Later... With Jools Holland. Plus, here's the official free MP3 again.
Sonic Youth
"Sacred Trickster" [MP3]
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