17 March 2026
Photo credit: Moni Haworth
Former Sonic Youth shero KIM GORDON (aged 72) unleashed her
new solo album, titled PLAY ME.
Press info: “Kim Gordon‘s vision of art and noise has come sharper into focus just
as readily as it has changed, a paradigm of possibility that, four decades on, still
feels like a dare. Play Me is distilled and immediate, expanding Gordon’s sonic
palette to include more melodic beats and the motorik drive of krautrock.”
AllMusic says: “Reunited with Justin Raisen, Gordon tightens her focus on quickly recorded dispatches brimming with punk audacity and the multi-layered approach of an artist who still subverts expectations.”
TUTV: At age 72, no pension yet for Gordon. On the contrary, Play Me is her brand-new 3rd LP in 6 years; in between, she writes the records and tours. The first half (1-6) of the album stands out as more melodic the capricious Kim way, less percussion aggressiveness than on her previous work, especially on Play Me, Girl With A Look and sped-up rocker Not Today. Vocally, she impresses once again with her almost out-of-breath vocals.
The second half (7-12) of the full-length connects more with the other LPs. Harsh industrial shock-waves, edgy electro punches, all but one under 3 minutes, which makes your mind swing from left to right and back.
Overall, Gordon takes us again on a spooky-chilling-distressed-knife-edged crusade,
spiked with sinister, haunting, and at times bizarre lyrics. Play her on repeat.
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