Sister
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Sister is a 1987 experimental rock album by Sonic Youth that blends noise rock, alternative tunings, and avant-garde influences into one of the band’s most acclaimed releases.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sister canonical | 3 |
| Sister (album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4273103 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sister Context triple: [Sonic Youth, notableWork, Sister]
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A.
Sisters
Sisters is a small, scenic city in Central Oregon known for its Western-themed downtown and proximity to outdoor recreation in the Cascade Mountains.
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B.
Sisters
Sisters is a 1972 psychological horror-thriller film by Brian De Palma, known for its Hitchcockian style, split-screen techniques, and story of murderous twin sisters.
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C.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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D.
The Sisters
The Sisters are a small, remote group of rocky islets off the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, noted for their rugged terrain and important seabird colonies.
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E.
Sisters First
Sisters First is a memoir-style book by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush that shares personal stories about growing up as the twin daughters of former U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sister Target entity description: Sister is a 1987 experimental rock album by Sonic Youth that blends noise rock, alternative tunings, and avant-garde influences into one of the band’s most acclaimed releases.
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A.
Sisters
Sisters is a small, scenic city in Central Oregon known for its Western-themed downtown and proximity to outdoor recreation in the Cascade Mountains.
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B.
Sisters
Sisters is a 1972 psychological horror-thriller film by Brian De Palma, known for its Hitchcockian style, split-screen techniques, and story of murderous twin sisters.
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C.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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D.
The Sisters
The Sisters are a small, remote group of rocky islets off the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, noted for their rugged terrain and important seabird colonies.
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E.
Sisters First
Sisters First is a memoir-style book by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush that shares personal stories about growing up as the twin daughters of former U.S. President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtCensoredInSomeReleases | true ⓘ |
| followedBy | Daydream Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | EVOL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
art rock ⓘ avant-garde rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ noise rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely regarded as one of Sonic Youth’s best albums ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
(I Got a) Catholic Block
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beauty Lies in the Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Wire My Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Coast Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Pipeline/Kill Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Schizophrenia ⓘ Stereo Sanctity ⓘ Tuff Gnarl NERFINISHED ⓘ White Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | works of Philip K. Dick ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 34:32 ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Kim Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee Ranaldo NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurston Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical acclaim
ⓘ
integration of noise and feedback ⓘ use of alternative guitar tunings ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 10 ⓘ |
| partOf | Sonic Youth discography ⓘ |
| performer | Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Greg Calbi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonic Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Sear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1986
ⓘ
1987 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | SST Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sister Description of subject: Sister is a 1987 experimental rock album by Sonic Youth that blends noise rock, alternative tunings, and avant-garde influences into one of the band’s most acclaimed releases.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sister (album)