Kill Yr Idols

Kill Yr Idols is an EP by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. It was released in October 1983, originally only in Germany, by record label Zensor.

Kill Yr Idols
EP by Sonic Youth
Released	October 1983
Recorded	October 1983
Venue	Plugg Club, New York City ("Shaking Hell (Live)")
Studio	Wharton's, New York City
Length	20:58
Label	Zensor
Producer	Sonic Youth Wharton Tiers
Sonic Youth chronology
Confusion Is Sex (1983) Kill Yr Idols (1983) Sonic Death (1984)

Release

Kill Yr Idols was released in October 1983, originally only in Germany.

"Shaking Hell" was recorded live at the Plugg Club in New York City, October 15, 1983.

In 1995, the tracks on Kill Yr Idols not found on 1983's Confusion Is Sex were appended to the DGC reissue of that album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic commented, "These songs resemble the ones on Confusion Is Sex, except that they're a bit more developed, especially the title track and 'Brother James'. [Kill Yr Idols] results in a fascinating wade through Sonic Youth's early flashes of genius."^[1]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Lyrics/vocals	Length
1.	"Protect Me You"	Gordon	5:28
2.	"Shaking Hell (Live)"	Gordon	3:15

Side B

No.	Title		Length
1.	"Kill Yr Idols"	Moore	2:51
2.	"Brother James"	Gordon	3:17
3.	"Early American"	Gordon	6:07

Personnel

Sonic Youth

• Kim Gordon – vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5), guitar (2), bass (3–5)
• Thurston Moore – vocals (3), guitar (1, 3–5), bass (2)
• Lee Ranaldo – bass (1), guitar (2–5)
• Jim Sclavunos – drums (1)
• Bob Bert – drums (2–5)

Production

• Wharton Tiers – producer, engineer