Sonic Youth with what many consider their most accessible album and first album without multi-instrumentalist Jim O'Rourke. ‘Rather Ripped’ features an abundance of concise songs dealing with melancholic topics such as adultery, sexual frustration, and infidelity. "Reena" and "Jams Run Free" are equal parts dreamy and driving, while "The Neutral" is a sweet, low-key love song. The more atmospheric songs end up being some of the most compelling. "Lights Out" reeks of whispery, late-night cool, and the closing track, "Or," is one of the meanest and most oddly unnerving songs Sonic Youth has done in a while.

A1. Reena
A2. Incinerate
A3. Do You Believe In Rapture?
A4. Sleepin' Around
A5. What A Waste
A6. Jams Run Free
B1. Rats
B2. Turquoise Boy
B3. Lights Out
B4. The Neutral
B5. Pink Steam
B6. Or