Kim Gordon has shared “I’m a Man,” the latest single from her forthcoming album, The Collective.
With dissonant guitars, waves of crushing sound, and a skittering hip-hop beat courtesy of producer Justin Raisen, Kim Gordon takes aim at masculine identity on “I’m a Man.” She repeats the song’s titular claim throughout, describing a man’s psychological perspective and defense mechanisms. “It’s not my fault/ I’m not bringing home the juice/ I’m not bringing home the bacon,” she mutters, later asking “So what if I like a big truck/ Giddy up, giddy up/ Don’t call me toxic/ Just because I like a little butt.”
And yet, similar to her last single “BYE BYE,” Gordon begins to dismantle some of these ideas as she goes along. “I’d like to shave my beard just so/ Manicure my nails/ Put on a skirt/ But at the end of the day/ I lost my way.” With only a brief reprieve in the middle, the song rages in a hypnotic cycle, bringing the listener further into the caustic world of The Collective.
“I’m a Man” arrives with a music video directed by Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell, Listen Up Phillip) and featuring Conor Fay and Gordon’s daughter, Coco Gordon-Moore. The video, which features a plethora of male-focused imagery from Western films and TV shows, finds Fay and Gordon-Moore taking turns dressing in the other’s gender. Watch the video below.
“I’m a Man” follows The Collective’s first single “BYE BYE,” which we named as our Song of the Week upon release. The Collective is Kim Gordon’s second solo album after 2019’s No Home Record. She’ll embark on a brief US tour in support of the album in March; get tickets here.
The Collective is out everywhere on March 8th.