The Sonic Youth founding member is best known for his uniquely experimental approach to the guitar. On his latest solo release, Flow Critical Lucidity, he only proves to further that reputation, mixing in spoken word, his favorite alternate tuning, and prepared instruments.
The San Francisco-born roots-rock guitarist feels like an East Coaster at heart, and his latest, She Loved the Coney Island Freak Show, might be his most rocking, fitting homage to the Big Apple.
Furious slide-wielding
Swede Anders Osborne
talks about conquering
his demons, taking
time with solos, and
reconciling his electric
live persona with his
considerable singer-songwriter
skills.
