Kim Gordon has revealed her new sophomore solo album, The Collective. Stream it below.
Featuring icy, industrial, and hip-hop centric sonics, Kim Gordon narrates the scenes of The Collective with a stream-of-consciousness, collage-esque lyrical style. The album was produced by Justin Raisen, who has worked extensively with Lil Yachty, Yves Tumor, and Angel Olsen, and produced Gordon’s last album, 2019’s No Home Record.
The Sonic Youth co-founder previewed The Collective earlier this year with the laundry-list lead single “BYE BYE,” which we named as a “fucking banger” in our Song of the Week column, and the toxic masculinity-skewering “I’m a Man.” She also shared the noisy, mantra-heavy “Psychedelic Orgasm” this week. Stream Kim Gordon’s The Collective below.
Kim Gordon is also embarking on a major 2024 tour in support of The Collective, adding new dates in North America, the UK, and Europe this week to her schedule. After a brief stretch of US performances this month, Kim Gordon will return in June for shows in Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and more. She’ll then head to Europe for festival performances and a handful of headlining dates. See Kim Gordon’s full list of tour dates below, get tickets to her US shows via StubHub, and her international performances on viagogo.
Kim Gordon’s last album was 2019’s No Home Record. In 2023, Gordon released a collaborative EP, Come On, as Body/Head with experimental guitarist Bill Nace.
Kim Gordon’s The Collective Album Artwork:
Kim Gordon’s The Collective Tracklist:
01. BYE BYE
02. The Candy House
03. I Don’t Miss My Mind
04. I’m a Man
05. Trophies
06. It’s Dark Inside
07. Psychedelic Orgasm
08. Tree House
09. Shelf Warmer
10. The Believers
11. Dream Dollar
Kim Gordon 2024 Tour Dates:
03/21 — Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
03/22 — Washington, DC @ Black Cat
03/23 — Queens, NY @ Knockdown Center
03/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
03/29 — Ventura, CA @ Music Hall
03/30 — San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
06/07 — Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
06/08 — Chicago, IL @ Beyond the Gate @ Bohemian National Cemetery
06/09 — Detroit, MI @ El Club
06/10 — Toronto, ON @ Axis Club
06/12 — Hudson, NY @ Basilica Hudson
06/14 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
06/15 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
06/17 — Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
06/18 — Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
06/19 — Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
06/21 — Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
06/22 — Vienna, VA @ Out and About Festival
06/25 — London, UK @ Koko
06/26 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute2 Birmingham
06/28 — Graz, AZ @ Elevate Festival
07/01 — Munich, DE @ Muffatwerk
07/02 — Prague, CZ @ MeetFactory
07/03 — Gdynia, PL @ Open’er Festival
07/05 — Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/28 — Naeba, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival