We Sing A New Language is the first definitive account of Thurston
Moore's work across many hundreds of collaborations, solo recordings and
guest appearences. His long tenure in Sonic Youth might speak for
itself, but in this book Moore's friends and colleagues speak
revealingly for his other achievements, bringing together a wide variety
of creative enterprises whose unifying thread is nothing more or less
than Thurston Moore's passionate devotion to music. Celebrating
everything from Fluxus, through acoustic guitar and black metal to noise
and improvisation, his has been a career that defies easy summary but
rewards careful exploration... Spanning 1978 to the present day, Nick
Soulsby's book takes the reader inside the creative process, capturing
each key shift and development in Moore's work from his time with Glenn
Branca's seminal guitar orchestras to his wholehearted embrace of free
jazz and improvisational music in the mid-nineties.The polar opposite of
the rock star who becomes a calcified monument to what made him famous
when young, Thurston Moore has retained the genuine youthfulness of the
ever-inquisitive artist. Keen to experiment, willing to relinquish
control and unafraid to take chances, he has allowed himself to remain
creative and innovative. It's a unique achievement and one that finds
worthy celebration in We Sing A New Language.
