(Credit: Natalia Mantini)
Hailed as “the art star queen of New
York" by The New York Times and “one of
the true influencers of American cool"
by Billboard, Kim Gordon has confirmed
another first in a four decade career
as a creative pioneer in the realms of
art, music, literature and fashion: her
first ever international headlining
solo tour.
The NO HOME TOUR follows the Fall 2019
release of the Sonic Youth and
Body/Head founding member and literary
and visual arts icon's innovative and
critically acclaimed solo debut, No
Home Record (Matador). This marks the
first time ever that Gordon will be
touring solo and performing songs from
No Home Record live. No Home Tour will
launch at London’s 6 Music Festival
closely followed by a Music Keynote
Address at SXSW in Austin, TX featuring
Kim in conversation with New York Times
bestselling author Rachel Kushner. The
international tour resumes in May with
stops in the UK, Europe and North
America into September. Tickets can be
purchased
HERE
and full list of dates below.
No Home Record can be streamed or
purchased
HERE
.
Gordon’s touring band will consist of a
cast of luminaries, featuring Kim on
guitar on vocals, Yves Rothman as music
director, Sarah Register on guitar,
Emily Retsas on bass, and Sterling Laws
on drums.
She recently wrapped up a solo art
exhibition of new work at 303 Gallery
in New York, titled “The Bonfire.” The
show opened January 10th and featured a
series of works on canvas and a film
titled "Los Angeles June 6, 2019.”
Artnet News noted the works “present a
world of safety and intimacy but
beneath which lurk darker unseen
forces...these images reflect our
current reality where it seems no image
is uncaptured, as well as the fact that
even the most ordinary events are
packaged and elevated as though they
have more monumental meanings.” More
info on the exhibition
HERE
. Last week Kim also participated at
LA’s The Broad “The Un-Private
Collection” series in conversation with
NY-based artist Christopher Wool,
moderated by music curator, critic,
author, and gallerist John Corbett.
More info
HERE
.
In advance of No Home Record’s release,
the legendary musician and
multi-disciplinary artist collaborated
with Berlin-based artist and filmmaker
Loretta Fahrenholz to create a short
video series. The collection includes
the official videos for “
Murdered Out
” and
“
Sketch Artist
,” as well as shorts for “
Paprika Pony
” and “
Don’t Play It
”
with more to be released. Gordon also
created her own “video” for lead single
“Air BnB” which you can see
HERE
.
No Home Record was produced largely by
Justin Raisen (Charli XCX, Ariel Pink,
Sky Ferreira) at Sphere Ranch in Los
Angeles, along with contributions from
Shawn Everett (Jim James, The Voidz,
The War on Drugs) and
composer/filmmaker Jake Meginsky
(L’appel Du Vide). Gordon’s solo debut
album’s title is a nod to the
French-Belgian director Chantal
Akerman’s film No Home Movie.
“‘Why a solo record? And why now?,”
Gordon mused of the upcoming solo
debut. “I don’t know, but it wouldn’t
have happened without the persistence
of Justin Raisen. Living in LA the last
few years it feels like home, but the
transience of the place makes it feel
sometimes like no home.”
Since co-founding the seminal Sonic
Youth in the early 80’s, Kim Gordon has
remained at the nexus of music,
fashion, art and (more recently) books
and film. In the past few years alone,
Gordon has debuted in the #1 spot on
the NY Times Bestseller List with her
2015 memoir Girl In A Band, acted
alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah
Hill under the direction of Gus Van
Sant (in 2018’s “Don’t Worry, He Won’t
Get Far On Foot”), released music and
performed as one half of Body/Head
alongside Bill Nace, and opened
multiple solo-exhibitions at
internationally renowned museums.
Read the full album bio by artist
Elaine Kahn
HERE
.
Praise for No Home Record:
"Kim Gordon’s thrilling solo debut
lives at the vanguard of sound and
performance, shot through with the
beautiful, unsparing noise that has
always defined her art." - Pitchfork
"One of the finest and most
captivatingly intense rock records of
2019" - The FADER
"Through every heady drone, spacious
dub, riotous punk rager and lysergic
trap beat, Gordon's scorched rasp
scrapes the shocked psyche clean." -
NPR
“A disorienting meditation on image and
fantasy, LA’s bread and butter." -
Cultured Magazine
"A defiant solo debut perfectly attuned
to the ambient anger of the moment"
- Consequence of Sound
"A personal evolution, bringing all
aspects of Gordon’s multidisciplinary
creativity together under one roof. Her
preferred minimalist aesthetic...is
adeptly channeled into the sparsely
layered songwriting on No Home Record."
- Premier Guitar
