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Deerhunter are definitely Sonic Youth infouenced whether they've mentioned it or not. Deerhoof as well. And the Oh Sees. Magik Markers, Be Your Own Pet...
Many bands that have Sonic Youth to thank for their general vibe and sound. Some kinda suck, others are quite good. Wavves, Surfer Blood, TV Ghost, Drones, and more well established bands that started out with the promise of being Sonic Youth-like , but failed to really hit the mark in terms of cultural significance, like Blonde Redhead.
I think Broken Social Scene had a good deal of SY energy, especially on Forgiveness Rock Record.
And of course Unwound. And some other stuff. But unfortunately, the generation in question did produce a band that can claim to be the Sonic Youth of the 00s. Sonic youth was the Sonic Youth of the 00s.
But I'd agree that Cryptograms and LTIY and Source Tags and Codes are the albums that sound the most like Sonic Youth. Of those bands, one has become a massive caricature of themselves, another has broken up, and Deerhunter, though awesome, is taking a different musical track; one that currently has them sounding a good deal less like Sonic Youth than they originally did.
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