Thurston Moore has been playing music and liberating whatever ossifying standards rock n' roll becomes threatened by since the late 70s when he walked the downtown jungle of punk/post-punk/no wave NYC and started the band Sonic Youth. "Trees Outside the Academy", his first solo outing since 1995's Psychic Hearts, is a full bouquet of sonic depth and artistry delivered as 12 expertly crafted songs. 12 beautiful songs. Take a sip, and pass it around.

This record recorded at Bisquiteen
Amherst, Massachusetts Springtime 2007
Produced by John Agnello + Thurston Moore
Recorded + mixed by John Agnello
Assistant engineering by Justin Pizzoferrato
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Thurston @ 13 recorded direct to cassette
in Bethel, Connecticut 1971

All music and words by Thurston Moore
Published by Feminist, Religious (BMI)

Thurston Moore: gtr, bass, vox
Steve Shelley: drums
Samara Lubelski: violin

with: j mascis, christina carter, andrew macgregor, john moloney, leslie keffer

FROZEN GTR
thurston – acoustic gtr/bass/vox
samara lubelski – violin
steve shelley – drums
gown – elec. gtr
j mascis – lead gtr

THE SHAPE IS IN A TRANCE
thurston – acoustic gtr/bass/vox
samara lubelski – violin
steve shelley – drums
j mascis – lead gtr

HONEST JAMES
thurston – acoustic gtr/vox
christina carter – vox

SILVER>BLUE
thurston – acoustic gtr/bass/vox
samara lubelski – violin
steve shelley – drums

FRI/END
thurston – acoustic gtr/bass/vox
samara lubelski – violin
steve shelley – drums

AMERICAN COFFIN
thurston – electric gtr/piano

WONDERFUL WITCHES + LANGUAGE MEANIES
thurston – acoustic + elec gtr/bass/vox
john moloney – drums
j mascis – lead gtr
OFF WORK
thurston – acoustic + elec gtr/bass/vox
samara lubelski – violin
steve shelley – drums
leslie keffer - noise

NEVER DAY
thurston – acoustic gtr/bass/vox
samara lubelski – violin
steve shelley – drums
gown – elec gtr