Reflecting on the current global situation, Sonic Youth co-founder Lee Ranaldo recently re-shared his version of John Lennon's "Isolation."
The version below was recorded in 1991 and released for 1998's Amarillo Ramp (for Robert Smithson), which is now available digitally on his Bandcamp page.
"I thought it could be timely to re-present this track as relevant to our current moment," explains the guitarist. "For video accompaniment I sent a request to friends far and wide around the globe, asking for brief personal video clips of the confinement from wherever they were – what they saw out on their streets, in their living spaces; whatever subjective view on our current situation they wanted to send me. I cut them all together to the song as a sort of informal, intimate record of this moment. Stay safe out there, and hope to see you again once this is over, no matter how long it takes."
To read Ranaldo's recent feature for Relix, detailing Sonic Youth's bizarre experience at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit click here.
Watch his "Isolation" clip below:
