Ahead of her summer European tour kicking off tonight, Kim Gordon has released a new non-album single, « ECRP, » with an accompanying video once again featuring, this time as director, her daughter, Coco Gordon Moore. In it, quick-cutting shots of a variety of New York street scenes augment the Justin Raisen-produced song’s disorienting sonics, as Gordon intones of « rumors of free speech » and « ashes on the nightstand. »
Having just wrapped a run of North American dates, including a packed gig at New York’s Central Park SummerStage, Gordon will begin a European run Tuesday (June 25) in London. Dates are on the books through Nov. 11 in Lisbon.
Rolling Stone spoke on Kim’s recent live show in Brooklyn and said »Kim Gordon is at the height of her powers right now, making music that’s both noisy and liberating, and unremittingly challenging any expectations that listeners still have for her. » WBEZ in Chicago wrote « Slowly, the music built from a quiet, introspective drone into a frenzy of distortion, electric guitars and string instruments, vocals both ethereal and yowling, soaring into the night air. It was a transfixing, cathartic experience »
Earlier this year, Gordon released her second solo album, The Collective, to critical acclaim, with Vulture and Pitchfork calling it one of the best albums of the year. Gordon also made her explosive solo late night television debut, performing « BYE BYE » on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Watch the performance below.
Recorded in Gordon’s native Los Angeles, The Collective follows her 2019 full-length debut No Home Record and continues her collaboration with Raisen (Lil Yachty, John Cale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Charli XCX, Yves Tumor), with additional production from Anthony Paul Lopez. The album advances their joint world building, with Raisin’s damaged, blown out dub and trap constructions playing the foil to Gordon’s intuitive word collages and hooky mantras, which conjure communication, commercial sublimation and sensory overload.
KIM GORDON ON TOUR:
June 25 – London, UK – Koko
June 26 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute2 Birmingham
June 28 – Graz, AZ – Elevate Festival
June 29 – Luxembourg, LU – Siren’s Call
June 30 – Pilton, UK – Glastonbury
July 2 – Prague, CZ – MEETFACTORY SOLD OUT
July 3 – Gdynia, PL – Open’er Festival
July 5 – Roskilde, DK – Roskilde Festival
July 6 – Berlin, DE – Festaal Kreuberg
July 18 – Sydney, NSW – VOLUME at Art Gallery of NSW
July 19 – Sydney, NSW – VOLUME at Art Gallery of NSW
July 20 – Adelaide, SA – Unsound Illuminate Adelaide
July 21 – Brisbane, QLD – Open Frame Brisbane Powerhouse
July 24 – Melbourne, VIC – Northcote Theatre SOLD OUT
July 25 – Melbourne, VI – Northcote Theatre
July 28 – Naeba, JP – Fuji Rock Festival
August 2 – Incheon, SK – Pentaport
August 30 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
August 31 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
September 1 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot
September 27 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
September 29 – Dana Point, CA – Ohana Festival
October 3 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
October 4 – Arcosanti, AZ – FORM FestivalOctober 26 – Budapest, HU – House of Music Hungary
October 28 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz
October 29 – Bern, CH – Dampfzentrale
October 30 – Munich, DE – Muffathalle
October 31 – Brussels, BE – Bozar
November 2 – Malmo, SE – Plan B
November 3 – Stockholm, SE – Slaktyrkan
November 4 – Oslo, NO – Vulkan Arena
November 5 – Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik
November 7 – Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who
November 9 – Barcelona, ES – MIRA Digital Arts Festival
November 11 – Lisbon, PT – ZDB no Capitolio
November 17 – Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital