I find that while I enjoy Sonic Youth, I have trouble with them as a fall-back kind of record. I have to be in a receptive mood, even for the truly great ones like Daydream Nation.

selala. [lame]

evol, the fall, stooges, the birthday party, white light white heat, beefheart, zeppelin, the wipers, joy division. i think.

I browse through my records, or listen to nothing.
what else would I do, eh?

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Haunted Henschel - Compilation
Einstuerzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch
The Verlaines - You're Just Too Obscure For Me
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
I always have this problem a few days after I've bought an album and I don't need to listen to it anymore, so I just listen to something I know I'll enjoy and doesn't require any effort to listen to.

I put my itunes on shuffle.

Surfer Rosa

usually older nostalgic stuff, classic punk and 80s underground
fugazi
ramones
SY
dino jr
pixies

or cds that i havent listened to for ages and never think about lisening to, then when i cant think of anything to listen to, its as if the light sparkles on the outer corners of the jewel case, and i say, hum? maybe i'll listen to that. and then i enjoy it more that ive enjoyed any music in a while