Sonic Nurse

Sonic Nurse
Studio album by Sonic Youth
Released	June 8, 2004
Recorded	July 2003 – February 2004
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	62:48
Label	Geffen / Interscope
Producer	Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth chronology
In the Fishtank 9 (2002) Sonic Nurse (2004) SYR6: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (2005)
Singles from Sonic Nurse
"Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" Released: 2003 "Unmade Bed" Released: 2004

Sonic Nurse is the 13th album by Sonic Youth, released on June 7, 2004. The cover art was made by renowned artist Richard Prince from his Nurse Paintings series. Furthermore, one of Prince's photographic creations in this series is entitled "Dude Ranch Nurse" which is also the name of a song on this record.

"Pattern Recognition" is based on the 2003 William Gibson novel of the same name. They have used Gibson's work as influence before, notably on a few tracks from Daydream Nation.

"Kim Gordon and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" was previously released as "Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" on the first Narnack Buddy Series 7".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Rolling Stone	2004-06-24
Entertainment Weekly	(A-) 2004-06-11
The Guardian	2004-06-04
Mark Prindle	link
Metacritic	(77/100) link
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10) 2004-06-07
Prefix	(8.0/10) 2004-06-08
Robert Christgau	(A-) link
Tiny Mix Tapes	link

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sonic Youth. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pattern Recognition" (lyrics/vocals Gordon)	6:33
2.	"Unmade Bed" (lyrics/vocals Moore)	3:53
3.	"Dripping Dream" (lyrics/vocals Moore)	7:46
4.	"Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" (lyrics Sonic Youth, vocals Gordon)	4:51
5.	"Stones" (lyrics/vocals Moore)	7:06
6.	"Dude Ranch Nurse" (lyrics/vocals Gordon)	5:44
7.	"New Hampshire" (lyrics/vocals Moore)	5:12
8.	"Paper Cup Exit" (lyrics/vocals Ranaldo, background vocals Moore)	5:55
9.	"I Love You Golden Blue" (lyrics/vocals Gordon)	7:02
10.	"Peace Attack" (lyrics/vocals Moore)	6:10

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Kim Chords" (UK & Japan bonus track)	5:59
12.	"Beautiful Plateau" (Japan bonus track)	3:08

• Both tracks are also available on The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities

Album charts

Year	Album	Chart	Position
2004	Sonic Nurse	Norwegian Albums Chart	21
		Belgium Albums Chart	23
		French Albums Chart	41
		Italian Albums Chart	50
		Irish Albums Chart	53
		US Billboard Top 200	64
		German Albums Chart	89

Personnel

• Kim Gordon (Vocals, guitar, bass)
• Thurston Moore (Vocals, guitar)
• Lee Ranaldo (Guitar, vocals)
• Steve Shelley (Drums)
• Jim O'Rourke (Guitar, bass)