Play Me

KIM GORDON Puzzles BRUSSELS With Her Industrial Infused Trip-Hop Buzz

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16 April 2026

Since Gordon started to record/release solo LPs (3 so far) she never
looked back to her unique career with Sonic Youth (1981-2011).

Not on record, not on stage.

Last month she launched her 3rd one, PLAY ME, to my ears her best yet.

And last night she landed in Brussels (3rd time in 4 years) to promote the new record. When she came on, before playing one note, she was welcomed with a big aplause and loud cheers, as a familiar shero.

From there on she focused (except for a thank you here and there, no in between talks, who needs them anyway?) on her intoxicating perfomance playing the new album Play Me in full followed by half of the previous one The Collective, a couple ones of her debut No Home Record and encoring with the unrecorded, but the well-known Cigarette musing.


Photo by Turn Up The Volume

Gordon produces, backed by a pretty young, efficient band, an industrial-injected
trip-hop buzz that gets you slowly but surely into an amplified Massive Attack-like
trance. It all sounds raw, unpolished, but oh so fascinating.

With her expressive and articulated, partly spoken/partly sung vocality, she infiltrates
your psyche, while telling her stories, absurd ones and politically-charged reality ones
(fuck Trump, fuck Musk).

At almost 73, she still looks gorgeous, she still is a pivotal performance artist,
holding an audience’s attention with a firm sonic grip. To be honest, there were
a couple of monotone percussion moments, but that’s actually a detail that
had no impact whatsoever on the final, puzzling result. Hats off to imperishable
shero Kim Gordon.

PLAY ME


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KIM GORDON Impresses Once Again With Her 3rd Knife-Edged Album ‘PLAY ME’

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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.

KEY SINGLE

ALBUM


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PLAY ME on Spotify
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FCUKERS – New York’s EBM Sensation Drop Their Debut Album ‘Ö’ On March 27th – Hear/Watch 5 Tasters

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Soon on your stereo

18 February 2026

Band: FCUKERS
(No typo, fcukers indeed)
Who: Spiced EBM duo, Shannon Wise and Jackson Walkerwis,
from New York formed in 2022. So far they released 2 EPs.

Debut Album: Ö
I’ll land on March 27th.

Press info: “Ö is the NYC’s duo anticipated debut album. They quickly built
a reputation for their electric live shows and irresistibly catchy hooks.

Shanny Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis have gone from playing standing-room only shows to packed out stadiums supporting Tame Impala, Justice, and Dom Dolla and selling out their own 1k+ headline shows in the space of just 2 years. The 11-tracks result you feel like you’re at their afterparty.”


Album artwork

The duo already came up with 5 tasters/clips.

– L.U.C.K.Y –

– BEATBACK –

– I LIKE IT LIKE THAT –

– BON BON –

– PLAY ME –

All 5 together on Spotify.

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KIM GORDON – Former Sonic Youth Icon Rocks Out On New Swirling Single ‘NOT TODAY’

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Daily electricity to load your batteries

15 January 2026


Photo credit: Moni Haworth

Former Sonic Youth icon KIM GORDON (aged 72) launched her 2nd solo album, titled
The Collective last year in March. Another noise-distorted exploration of industrial sounds. A worthy follow-up to her startling 2019 debut No Home Record.

And Gordon isn’t running out of effervescent sonic ideas. She already bagged
her 3rd full-length, titled PLAY ME. It’ll land on March 13th. More info here.

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.”

Along with the news comes the first single NOT TODAY.

KG: “I started singing in a way I hadn’t sung in a long time. This other voice came out.”

TUTV: Make some room, just like Gordon does (below in the clip) and make room for some swaying movements. It’s another musical affair this time. More straightforward, more rock, more zip. Whatever Kim says I’m gonna play her today. You should too.

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PARAGON CAUSE Put A Spell On Social Media Addicts With New Single ‘PLAY ME’

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New sonic impulses

26 July 2021

Artists: PARAGON CAUSE
Who: A songwriting, production and musical duo – Kirwan and
Marnie vonKheul – from Ottawa, Canada. Their sibling rivalry creates
a sound that is both haunting and familiar feat. hip-hop, classical piano,
80’s synthesizers and 50’s guitars.

New album: AUTOPILOT
Third longplayer.
Out: 13 August 2021
Order info: here

Press info: “An affirming and resolute benchmark in their career, signalling
a profound elevation in their commitment to superlative songwriting, masterful
arrangements and exceptionally compelling and memorable production.”

New single: PLAY ME

“We sought out to convey a strong statement about the way people treat one
another and behave on social media. It’s almost a tease to all the haters in your
life who take advantage of you, but you know what they’re doing. There’s sarcasm
in saying, I will let you play me over and over again.”

Turn Up The Volume: This resonates like a karma-like spell, over and over
again, hinting at all social media addicts. A spiraling, distorted-guitar-charged
tune playing on repeat in your head before you realize it. Again the puzzling
power of repetition shows its intoxicating impact. Beware, you may be
the next target.

Just play me over and over again
Cuz you won’t save me
Play me over and over again
Cuz I will let you
Cuz I will let you
Over and over again…

Stream/buy here…


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PARAGON CAUSE: Website

New album AUTOPILOT out 13th August – Order info here

(Single Artwork by Katie Marie Gallagher)