Sonic Youth Recordings

Sonic Youth Recordings (sometimes referred to as SYR) is a record label established by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth in 1996. SYR was set up to allow the band to release records by themselves and their friends without the commercial pressures of a major label. As a result, the work on this label tends towards free improvisation and experimental music.
The records that Sonic Youth themselves released on this label follow a tradition where each album is released in a different language. ' has song titles and album sleeve artwork in French; ' is in Dutch, ' is in Esperanto, ' is in English, "SYR5" is in Japanese, ' is in Lithuanian, ' is in Arpitan, "" is in Danish, "SYR9" is in French, and "AUG5" is in English.