PLAY ME by Kim Gordon

PLAY ME, Kim Gordon's third solo album, landed on Matador on March 13, 2026, and it reunites her with Justin Raisen, who also produced The Collective, the 2024 album that earned the former Sonic Youth bassist her first two Grammy nominations. The partnership still works because nobody is trying to sand the edges off.

The palette mixes trap, industrial and trip hop: blown-out beats, grinding low end and Gordon's deadpan voice floating over the wreckage like she's narrating a crime scene. At an age when most of her peers are playing the hits, she keeps chasing the newest, harshest sounds she can find, and songs like "Not Today" sound cut from the same abrasive cloth.

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