Thurston Moore discography
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Studio albums16
EPs7
Live albums2
Remix albums1
| Thurston Moore solo discography | |
|---|---|
 Moore with Sonic Youth at La Route du Rock, 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 16 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
| Remix EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 27 |
| Film scores | 4 |
| Split albums | 6 |
| Split singles | 7 |
| Compilation appearances | 7 |
The solo discography of Thurston Moore consists of 16 studio albums, seven extended plays, two live albums, one remix album, one remix EP, 27 singles (official and promotional), four film scores, six split albums, seven split singles, and seven original compilation appearances. In addition to his time as a member of various bands, most notably Sonic Youth, Moore has collaborated with an extensive number of artists, from fellow former members of Sonic Youth to musical artists such as Beck, Yoko Ono, and John Zorn. In 2017, an oral discography entitled Thurston Moore: We Sing a New language was published, cataloging his lesser-known solo and collaborative works up to that point.[1]
Since Sonic Youth's dissolution in 2011, Moore's career has remained active, often releasing his solo material with a backing lineup of Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine) and James Sedwards.[2][3][4] His most recent solo studio album, Flow Critical Lucidity, was released in 2024.[5]
Studio albums
| Album | Release details | Peak chart positions | Ref. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) [6] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER [9] |
NETH [10] |
NOR [11] |
SCOT [12] |
UK [12] |
UK Indie [12] | |||
| Psychic Hearts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [14] | |
| Piece for Yvonne Rainer |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [15]: 74–75 |
| Please Just Leave Me (My Paul Desmond) (50 copies) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [15]: 75–76 |
| Black Weeds/White Death (200 copies) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [15]: 159 |
| Trees Outside the Academy |
|
47 | — | 176 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 24 | [16] |
| Built for Lovin' |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [15]: 176 |
| Sensitive/Lethal |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [15]: 192–193 |
| 12 String Meditations for Jack Rose |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [15]: 201–202 |
| Demolished Thoughts |
|
28 | 72 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 119 [18] | 14 | [19] |
| The Best Day |
|
27 | 55 | 123 | — | — | — | 92 | 78 | 16 | [20] |
| Rock n Roll Consciousness |
|
23 | 52 | 167 | 66 | 151 | — | 39 | 65 | — | [22] |
| Spirit Counsel[a] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | [23] |
| By the Fire |
|
86 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 10 | [24] |
| Screen Time |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [25] |
| An Electric Noise Guitar Tribute to Peter Rehberg |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [26] |
| Flow Critical Lucidity |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 12 | [5] |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Extended plays
| EP | Release details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Flipped Out Bride |
|
[15]: 153 |
| Free / Love (90 copies) |
|
[15]: 157 |
| Blindfold |
|
[15]: 191–192 |
| Suicide Notes for Acoustic Guitar |
|
[15]: 200–201 |
| Voice Studies 05 (100 copies) |
|
[15]: 205–206 |
| Sun Gift Earth |
|
[15]: 236 |
| Offerings |
|
[27] |
Live albums
| Album | Release details | Peak chart positions |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie [12] | |||
| Sonic Street Chicago (live accompaniment to a screening of the film Street by Jamie Nares at the Art Institute of Chicago) |
|
— | [15]: 231–233 |
| Spirit Counsel[a] (live portion recorded at The Barbican) |
|
45 | [23] |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Remix albums
Remix EPs
- Kapotte Music by Thurston Moore (2004, minimax CD, Korm Plastics)[15]: 143–144
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Phys. [12] | ||||
| 1994 | "Starfield Wild" b/w "Earth/Amp" | — | Non-album single | [28] |
| 1995 | "Cindy (Rotten Tanx)" | — | Psychic Hearts | [29] |
| "Ono Soul" | — | [30] | ||
| 2011 | "Benediction" | — | Demolished Thoughts | [31] |
| 2014 | "Detonation" b/w "Germs Burn" | — | The Best Day | [32] |
| "Heavenmetal" | — | Chelsea Light Moving | [33] | |
| "Speak to the Wild" | — | The Best Day | [34] | |
| 2016 | "Chelsea's Kiss" | — | Non-album single | [35] |
| 2017 | "Cease Fire" | — | Rock n Roll Consciousness (Japanese bonus track) |
[36] |
| "Smoke of Dreams" | — | Rock n Roll Consciousness | [37] | |
| 2018 | "Mx Liberty" | 15 | Rock n Roll Consciousness (Japanese bonus track) |
[38] |
| 2019 | "Pollination" b/w "Leave Me Alone" (New Order cover) | 12 | Non-album singles | [39] |
| "Spring Swells" b/w "Leave Me Alone" (New Order cover) | 16 | |||
| "Three Graces: Alice Moki Jayne" b/w "Leave Me Alone" (New Order cover) | 13 | |||
| 2020 | "May Daze" | — | [40] | |
| "Hashish" | 4 | By the Fire | [41] | |
| "Another Day" (Galaxie 500 cover) | — | Non-album single | [42] | |
| "Siren" | — | By the Fire | [43] | |
| 2021 | "Sketch of Light" | — | Non-album single | [44] |
| 2023 | "Hypnogram" | — | Flow Critical Lucidity | [45] |
| "Isadora" | — | Flow Critical Lucidity (Bandcamp digital bonus track) |
[46] | |
| 2024 | "Rewilding" | — | Flow Critical Lucidity | [47] |
| "San Limites" | — | [48] | ||
| "New in Town" | — | [49] | ||
| "The Diver" | — | [50] | ||
| 2025 | "The Serpentine" | — | Non-album singles | [51] |
| "Temptation Inside Your Heart" (The Velvet Underground cover) | — | [52] | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Film scores
- Heavy (dir. James Mangold) (1995)[53]
- Extra Action (and Extra Hardcore) (dir. Richard Kern) (March 18, 2008)[54]
- Street (dir. Jamie Nares) (2011)[55]
- Extra Shot (dir. Richard Kern) (2013)[15]: 161–162
Split albums
- Thurston Moore / Golden Calves Century Band / Dr. Gretchen Musical Weightlifting Program (1999, Polyamory)[15]: 109–110
- From the Earth to the Spheres Vol. 1 (split with My Cat Is an Alien) (2004, Opax)[15]: 139
- Thurston Moore / Cotton Museum (2007, 500 copies, Tasty Soil)[15]: 155–157
- Mature, Lonely + Out of Control / Alternative Hair Styles (split with Graham Moore) (2008, Nihilist)[15]: 317
- Kommissar Hjuler und Mama Baer / Thurston Moore (split with Kommissar Hjuler and Mama Baer) (2009, Goaty Tapes)[15]: 195
- Untitled (split with Kylie Minoise, Tusco Terror, and Wether) (2009, Insult)[15]: 194
Split singles
- "Just Tell Her That I Really Like Her" (from "Instress Vol. 2", split with Loren Mazzacane Connors) (1995, Road Cone)[15]: 70
- "Jong" (Moore) / "New Wave Dust" (John Wiese) (2004, Troniks)[15]: 145–147
- "Female Body Inspector (Moore) / "Monster Tape" (Monster Dudes) (2006, Deathbomb Arc)[15]: 149–150
- "12 String Acoustik Regret", "12 String Acoustik Suicide Pact with God" (Moore) / "Of Death" (Graviton) (2010, Wintage Records & Tapes)[15]: 198
- "Boogie X", "Hot Date", "Boogie Y" (Moore) / "Gold Dime" (Talk Normal) (2011, Fast Weapons)[15]: 206–207
- "Gleo" (from "Cause & Effect Vol. 1", split with Lou Barlow, Dumb Numbers, Talk Normal, David Yow, and Child Bite) (2013, triple single, Joyful Noise)[15]: 218–220
- "Velvet Hell" (from "Split", split with Black Leather Jesus) (2022, Summer Interlude)[56]
Compilation appearances
- Just Another Asshole – "Fucking Youth of Today" (1981, not on label)[15]: 16
- Our Band Could Be Your Life: A Tribute to D Boon and the Minutemen – "Shit You Hear at Parties" (Minutemen cover) (1994, Little Brother)[15]: 55
- Heavy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – "Victor and Callie", "Undertow", "Kissing on the Bridge", "Spinning Goodbye", and "Culinary Institute" (1996, TVT)[15]: 312
- Moonlanding Vol. 1–2 – "Mouse" (2000, Helicopter)[15]: 117–118
- 45′18″ – 4′33″ (spliced recording from Society's Ills inserted into 4′33″ by John Cage) (2002, Korm Plastics)[15]: 124
- Thrash Sabbatical – "Unzipped", "Petite Bone", and "Creamsikkle" (2007, Deathbomb Arc)[15]: 177
- Oh Michael Look What You've Done: Friends Play Michael Chapman – "It Didn't Work Out" (Michael Chapman cover) (2014, Tompkins Square)[15]: 253
Collaborations
| Thurston Moore collaborative discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 24 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 31 |
| Live EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 5 |
| Split EPs | 1 |
| Split singles | 2 |
| Compilation appearances | 3 |
The collaborative discography of Thurston Moore consists of 24 studio albums, two extended plays, 31 live albums, two live EPs, 5 singles (official and promotional), one split EP, two split singles, and three original compilation appearances.
Studio albums
| Album | Release details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Barefoot in the Head (with Don Dietrich and Jim Sauter) |
|
[15]: 35 |
| Shamballa: Duets with Thurston Moore and Elliott Sharp (with William Hooker and Elliott Sharp) |
|
[15]: 51 |
| Legend of the Blood Yeti (with Thirteen Ghosts and Derek Bailey) |
|
[15]: 81 |
| MMMR (with Loren Mazzacane Connors, Jean-Marc Montera, and Lee Ranaldo) |
|
[15]: 71 |
| Pillow Wand (with Nels Cline) |
|
[15]: 83 |
| The Promise (with Evan Parker and Walter Prati) |
|
[15]: 105 |
| New York – Ystad (with Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, and Mats Gustafsson) |
|
[15]: 116–117 |
| TM/MF (with Marco Fusinato) |
|
[15]: 112–113 |
| Make No Mistake About It (with David Nyoukis and Carlos Giffoni) |
|
[15]: 147–148 |
| The Roadhouse Session Vol. 1 (with Chris Corsano, Paul Flaherty, and Wally Shoup) |
|
[15]: 125 |
| Untitled (with Paul Flaherty and Bill Nace) |
|
[15]: 174 |
| Live (with Zac Davis) |
|
[15]: 183 |
| Senso (with White Out and Jim O'Rourke) |
|
[57] |
| Les Anges Du Péché (with Jean-Marc Montera and Lee Ranaldo) |
|
[15]: 73 |
| Yokokimthurston (with Yoko Ono and Kim Gordon) |
|
[58] |
| @ (with John Zorn) |
|
[59] |
| Comes Through in the Call Hold (with Clark Coolidge and Anne Waldman) |
|
[15]: 223, 225 |
| Oasis at Biskra (with Anne Waldman, Daniel Carter, Ambrose Bye, and Devin Brahja Waldman) |
|
[15]: 226–227 |
| Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper (with Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, and Balázs Pándi) |
|
[60] |
| Tiny People Having a Meeting (with Clark Coolidge and Anne Waldman) |
|
[15]: 228 |
| Disarm (with Adam Gołębiewski) |
|
[15]: 271–272 |
| Improvisations (with Charles Hayward) |
|
[61] |
| Dunia (with Umut Çağlar) |
|
[62] |
| They Came Like Swallows – Seven Requiems for the Children of Gaza (with Bonner Kramer) |
|
[63] |
Extended plays
- The Crumb (with Lydia Lunch) (1988, Widowspeak)[64]: 420, 1408 : 33
- 3 New Songs (with Richard Hell and Don Fleming) (February 1992, Overground)[64]: 687
Live albums
| Album | Release details | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Klangfarbenmelodie.. and the Colorist Strikes Primitiv (with Tom Surgal at The Cooler) |
|
[15]: 64 |
| Piece for Jetsun Dolma (with Tom Surgal and William Winant at Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville) |
|
[15]: 66 |
| In Store (with Nels Cline at Rhino Records) |
|
[15]: 83–85 |
| Songs We Taught the Lord Vol. 2 (with Phil X. Milstein in Massachusetts) |
|
[15]: 80 |
| Hurricane Floyd (with Toshi Makihara and Wally Shoup in Boston) |
|
[15]: 111 |
| Fuck Shit Up (with Christian Marclay and Lee Ranaldo at Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville) |
|
[15]: 113–115 |
| Kill Any / All Spin Personnel (with Beck and Tom Surgal at The Cooler) |
|
[15]: 116 |
| Lost to the City / Noise to Nowhere (with Tom Surgal and William Winant at Taktlos Festival) |
|
[15]: 67 |
| Live at Easthampton Town Hall (with Zeena Parkins and Nels Cline) |
|
[15]: 119 |
| Opus: Three Incredible Ideas (with Walter Prati and Giancarlo Schiaffini in Italy) |
|
[15]: 108–109 |
| Live at Tonic (with Wally Shoup, Paul Flaherty, and Chris Corsano) |
|
[15]: 124–125 |
| D.D.T. (with Aaron Dilloway and Charlie Draheim in Detroit) |
|
[15]: 148–150 |
| Kumpiny Night (with Elisa Ambrogio, Ben Chasny, Zac Davis, Dredd Foole, Kim Gordon, Gown, Matt Krefting, Bill Nace, and Jessi Swenson) |
|
[15]: 177 |
| Four Guitars Live (with Lee Ranaldo, Carlos Giffoni, and Nels Cline at Luxx) |
|
[15]: 121 |
| Keffer Gordon Moore (with Leslie Keffer and Kim Gordon) |
|
[15]: 193 |
| Mother/Groundhog (with Chris Corsano, Mats Gustafsson, and Bill Nace at The Middle East) |
|
[15]: 196 |
| Play Some Fucking Stooges (with Mats Gustafsson in the U.S.) |
|
[15]: 197 |
| Last Notes (with Joe McPhee and Bill Nace at Roulette) |
|
[15]: 217 |
| The Only Way to Go Is Straight Through (with Loren Connors at The Stone) |
|
[15]: 74 |
| Vi Är Alla Guds Slavar (with Mats Gustafsson at Cafe Oto) |
|
[15]: 214 |
| Live at ZDB (with Gabriel Ferrandini and Pedro Sousa at Galeria Zé dos Bois) |
|
[15]: 238 |
| The Rust Within Their Throats (with Margarida Garcia at Galeria Zé dos Bois) |
|
[15]: 240–242 |
| Soft Machine Sutra (with Anne Waldman, Gene Moore, Tom Surgal, and Samara Lubelski at The Stone) |
|
[15]: 227 |
| The Thing with Thurston Moore Live (with the Thing at Cafe Oto) |
|
[65] |
| Live at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter (with Mats Gustafsson at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter) |
|
[15]: 215 |
| Live at White Cube (with Christian Marclay and London Sinfonietta at White Cube) |
|
[15]: 260–261 |
| Songs We Taught the Lord Vol. 1 (with Phil X. Milstein in Massachusetts) |
|
[15]: 79–80 |
| Untitled (with Jooklo Duo and Dylan Nyoukis in Brighton) |
|
[15]: 258–260 |
| Marshmallow Moon Decorum (with Frank Rosaly) |
|
[15]: 264 |
| Cuts Up, Cuts Out (with Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, and Balázs Pándi) |
|
[66] |
| Live at The Stone (with Samara Lubelski and Bill Nace at The Stone) |
|
[67] |
Live EPs
- Not Me (with Tom Surgal at The Middle East) (1996, Fourth Dimension)[15]: 66
- Live at Cafe Oto (with Alex Ward at Cafe Oto) (2013, Otoroku)[15]: 229
Singles
- "Electricity Vs. Insects" (with Prick Decay) (1996, Chocolate Monk)[15]: 77
- "G. Neurus", "Super Tuscan – Deisonic Rmx: Solo un Minuto" / "Super Tuscan" (with Deison) (1999, Loud!/Sin Organisation)[15]: 106
- "Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr." (with Moz) (2003, CD single, Breathmint)[15]: 136–137
- "Early in the Morning" (with Yoko Ono and Kim Gordon) (June 5, 2012, Chimera Music)[68]
- "Feel It in Your Guts" (with Bernie Sanders) (2016, Joyful Noise)[69]
Split EPs
- The Voloptulist – "Corion Sound for TNB" (with the New Blockaders) / "840 Seconds Over" (Jim O'Rourke and the New Blockaders with Chris Corsano) (2007, Hospital Productions)[15]: 158–159
Split singles
- "Telstar" (with Don Fleming) / "Sputnik" (Experimental Audio Research) (May 1997, Via Satellite)[64]: 1417
- "Western Mass Hardcore Rules OK" (live with Paul Flaherty at the Flywheel) / Untitled (Slither) (2008, Not Not Fun)[15]: 185–188
Compilation appearances
- Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness – "The Last Hotel" (with Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye) (1997, Rykodisc)[15]: 85
- Black Box – box set including the album New York – Ystad (with Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, and Mats Gustafsson) (2000, Olof Bright)[15]: 116–117
- Allen Ginsberg's The Fall of America: A 50th Anniversary Musical Tribute – "Hum Bom!" (with Lee Ranaldo) (2021, not on label)[70]
Contributions
Albums
| Album | Artist | Release details | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony No. 1 (Tonal Plexus) | Glenn Branca |
|
[15]: 19 | |
| Symphony No. 3 (Gloria) |
|
[15]: 22 | ||
| Honeymoon in Red | Lydia Lunch |
|
Guitar | [15]: 32–33 |
| Joggers and Smoggers | The Ex |
|
Musician on "Gentlemen" | [15]: 42–43 |
| Special Kiss | Gumball |
|
[15]: 43 | |
| Symphony No. 2 (The Peak of the Sacred) | Glenn Branca |
|
[15]: 21 | |
| Ball-Hog or Tugboat? | Mike Watt |
|
[71] | |
| Milktrain to Paydirt | Trumans Water |
|
Guitar on "Asleep Sneeze" | [15]: 63–64 |
| Riddim Warfare | DJ Spooky |
|
Guitar on "Dialectical Transformation III (Soylent Green)" | [15]: 94–95 |
| III | The Grassy Knoll |
|
Guitar on "Every Third Thought", "112 Greene Street", and "Thunder Ain't Rain" | [15]: 101 |
| Pearl + Umbra | Russell Mills / Undark |
|
On "Causes Causes Causes" | [15]: 313 |
| No Music Festival | Various |
|
Live guitar improvisations | [15]: 102–105 |
| G2, 44+/x2 | Phill Niblock |
|
E-bow guitar improvisation on the second version of "Guitar Two, for Four" | [72] |
| The Good, the Bad & the Ugly | Sonny Vincent |
|
Featured guitarist on "South Beach" | [15]: 129–130 |
| Future Noir | Hanin Elias |
|
Guitar on "In My Room" | [15]: 141–142 |
| AM500 (CD box set) | Various |
|
Jamming with members of Graveyards and Hair Police on the CDs "Noh Neighbors" and "Noise Complaint" | [15]: 162–163 |
| Touch the Iceberg | Owl Xounds Exploding Galaxy |
|
Guitar | [15]: 163–164 |
| Guitar Trio Is My Life! | Rhys Chatham and His Guitar Trio All Stars |
|
Guitar | [15]: 188–191 |
| Maison Hantée | Alexandre Pierrepont and Mike Ladd |
|
On "Chamber 20" | [15]: 184 |
| Now and Forever (box set) | The Thing |
|
Recording from a performance at Øyafestivalen | [15]: 181–182 |
| The Secret Song | DJ Spooky |
|
Featured with Mike Ladd on "Known Unknowns" | [15]: 95 |
| Ticket for Decay | Hat City Intuitive |
|
[15]: 199–200 | |
| The Tingle of Casual Danger (live) | Sunburned Hand of the Man |
|
[15]: 211–212 | |
| Axels & Sockets (The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project) | Various |
|
Guitar on "Nobody's City" and "Shame and Pain" | [15]: 251 |
| The Polar Bear | Michael Chapman |
|
Guitar on "Six, Two, Thirteen" | [15]: 251–252 |
| Transient | Krieg |
|
Spoken word on "Home" | [15]: 247 |
| With... (live at Cafe Oto) | John Russell |
|
Guitar on "Second Half of the Second Half" | [15]: 247 |
Extended plays
| EP | Artist | Release details | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Limbo | Lydia Lunch |
|
[15]: 30–31 | |
| Subliminal Minded: The EP | DJ Spooky |
|
Featured on "Dialectical Transformation III Peace in Rwanda Mix" | [15]: 94–95 |
Singles
| Single | Artist | Release details | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Leaving" b/w "One Night Stand" | Even Worse |
|
Writing and guitar on "One Night Stand" | [15]: 24–26 |
| "Crush with Eyeliner" | R.E.M. |
|
Background vocals | [15]: 55 |
Remixes
- Rising Mixes – "Rising" by Yoko Ono / IMA (1996)[73]
- Bustin' + Dronin' – "Essex Dogs" by Blur (1998)[74]
- Kapotte Music by Thurston Moore (2004, minimax CD, Korm Plastics)[15]: 143–144
- "Celestica" by Crystal Castles (June 2, 2010)[75]
- L'homme à la Caméra: Remixes – "7/11" by Un Drame Musical Instantané (2017, EP)[76]
Other contributions
- "The Weight" by Joseph Coward (2016)[77]
Production credits
- The Blue Humans featuring Rudolph Grey – Clear to Higher Time (1992, New Alliance)[15]: 48–51
