http://www.sonicnet.com/reviews/archive/arch_rev.jhtml?id=503271 "Overall the album is one of SY's more cohesive efforts... the enigmatic, oblique, and, I guess, nasty quality of much of their previous music is missed here." By Jeffrey Golick. 1998.05.12 http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/sonic-youth/thousand-leaves.shtml "A Thousand Leaves is the prettiest Sonic Youth record yet." By Brent DiCrescenzo. June 1998 http://www.westnet.com/consumable/1998/05.12/revsonic.html "...if you didn't like Washing Machine, you're probably not going to like this either - but if you want to hear the sequel to 'The Diamond Sea,' you're going to love it." By David Landgren. May 1998