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For the laundry-cleaning apparatus of the same name, see Washing machine. Washing Machine is an album by the band Sonic Youth. It was released shortly after the group concluded their stint headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza music festival. The track "Little Trouble Girl" features vocals by Kim Gordon and Breeders/Pixies member Kim Deal. The video for that track was directed by noted music video and feature film director Mark Romanek. It's in a gently-paced artistic sci-fi style, with Gordon and Deal and a strange small alien creature with long fingers. The actual name of the "Untitled" track is "Becuz Coda" which was originally part of the song "Becuz" but Geffen Records felt they needed to cut the 8 minute long track to make the album’s opening more accessible, and released a radio edit of "The Diamond Sea." This Sonic Youth album marked the beginning of a trio of albums embracing the 60s psychedelic and 70s progressive that projected a slick, psychedelic sound. "Washing Machine" peaked at "Panty Lies" is perhaps Sonic Youth's most discordant song. Nearly every chord in the song is diminished. Despite this, it was still an encore choice for much of the Lollapalooza festival in 1995. This could be considered another example of Sonic Youth shooting themselves in the foot when placed in the commercial spotlight.
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