After publishing ‘No Home Record’, one of the best albums of 2019, and the risky ‘The Collective’, released in 2024, Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) details her third solo album. ‘Play Me’ is released on March 13 and once again opts for a change in sound.
‘The Collective’ surprised with its transgressive approach to Soundcloud rap and autotune, and ‘Play Me’ is presented with a single with clear Krautrock echoes. ‘Not Today’ offers a tremendous journey through distorted guitars and woozy keyboards. You can also listen to the review of ‘BYEBYE’ that will close the album.
In ‘Play Me’, Gordon will address topics such as artificial intelligence or “growing fascism”, according to Stereogum. Dav Grohl plays drums on track 7, ‘Busy Bee’.
Gordon has explained that she and her regular producer, Justin Risen, have sought to create a “more rhythm-oriented” album than the previous one. «We wanted the songs to be short. We wanted to do it really quickly. The album has more focus and security. “Justin really understands my voice and my lyrics and understands how I work, and that came through even more on this record.”
01 “Play Me”
02 «Girl With A Look»
03 “No Hands”
04 “Black Out”
05 «Dirty Tech»
06 “Not Today”
07 “Busy Bee”
08 “Square Jaw”
09 «Subcon»
10 “Post Empire”
11 “Nail Biter”
12 “ByeBye25!”
