album a score of 8 out of 10 and said, "This time around, the band square their artier tendencies with their sweet tooth for classic psych-rock". No Ripcord gave it 8 of 10 stars and said, "If you doubt the importance of Sonic Youth then a few listens to Murray Street will make you think again. Yes, there are only seven rather lengthy tracks here but you'll have to look elsewhere for signs of indulgence". Alternative Press gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and said that it "features less avant-garde noodling and more straight-up Youth". However, The Village Voice gave it a mixed review and said, "The new album isn't terrible, just dull". Kludge included it on their list of best albums of 2002. Robert Christgau, who was somewhat unimpressed in his original Village Voice review, later said that "Murrays song-soundscape fusion ... sounded strong" in retrospect. Accolades The Wire named Murray Street its record of the year for 2002. Pitchfork placed Murray Street at number 108 in their list of the 200 greatest albums of the 2000s. Track listing Note: On the LP edition of the album, "Karen Revisited" is ordered before "Rain on Tin". Personnel Sonic Youth Thurston Moore – vocals (1–3, 5), guitar, photography Kim Gordon – vocals (6, 7), guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7), bass (3, 5), backing vocals (5) Lee Ranaldo – vocals (4), guitar, backing vocals (1), keyboards (7) Jim O'Rourke – guitar (3-5), bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 7), recording, engineering, mixing Steve Shelley – drums, percussionAdditional musicians Jim Sauter – horns (5) Don Dietrich – horns (5)Technical personnel Sonic Youth – production Aaron Mullan – assistant engineering John Golden – masteringDesign personnel''' Frank Olinsky – art direction Monique Voorhout – photography, artwork Stefano Giovannini – photography Charts References 2002 albums Sonic Youth albums Geffen Records albums Interscope Records albums