1983

Sonic Youth
Confusion is Sex
(Neutral)

‘83 was a pretty damn amazing year for music. Including Husker Dü’s official debut, great albums by Nico , The Replacements, The Misfits, Social Distortion, Killing Joke, New Order, Echo & the Bunnymen and others.

Most people would probably pick R.E.M.’s Murmur, but I’ve never really been able to get into early R.E.M. Cocteau Twins’ Head Over Heels is another classic, but it’s just not as good as the year’s best two albums — The Stranglers‘ Feline (which I almost chose.. and includes the amazing “Midnight Summer Dream” and “All Roads Lead to Rome”), and Sonic Youth’s debut. Though Confusion is Sex is hardly comparable to the band’s apex, it sews the seeds of their future and still provides some jaw-dropping moments — “(She’s in a) Bad Mood” is still one of my favorite Sonic Youth songs of all-time.