Sonic Youth has been holed up Sear Sound Studio working on their new record that is set to be released this year. Sear Sound is the same spot the band recorded early efforts like "Sister" and "Experimental Jet Set."
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website reports that songs recorded in the first days of the sessions linclude "Pink Steam," "Do You Believe in Rapture?," "Or" and "Sleepin Around." No exact release date has been set, but the band fully expects it to happen in 2006.