In Silver Rain With A Paper Key

by Thurston Moore

After releasing two acclaimed solo LPs--1995's Psychic Hearts (DGC/Geffen Records) and 2007's Trees Outside the Academy (Ecstatic Peace Records)--Sonic Youth chief songwriter, singer and guitarist Thurston Moore now presents In Silver Rain with a Paper Key, a hardcover monograph containing two seven-inch vinyl records, as well as art, photographs, lyrics, poetry and other texts from Moore's personal notebooks and visual archives. The songs featured on the two seven-inch records include new compositions by Moore such as "You've Lost Your Lover," "Circulation" and "Blood." All of these songs were recorded in western Massachusetts on a 12-string acoustic guitar, and continue Moore's investigation of radical and personalized acoustic guitar, first heard on Trees Outside the Academy. With In Silver Rain with a Paper Key, Moore's well-known work as a poet, bookmaker, artist and editor is at last united with his legendary guitar virtuosity and songwriting skills. This highly collectible book-record constitutes a superb statement of Moore's many abilities.

69 pages, Hardcover

First published September 30, 2010

About the author

Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running a small record label.