The Collective
by Kim Gordon
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 March 2024
- Label: Matador
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:34
- Community rating: 3.84/5 from 10 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'The Collective', Kim Gordon expands on the industrial and electronic direction of her solo debut, fully immersing her sound in abrasive trap beats and dense layers of digital distortion. Producer Justin Raisen provides a foundation of grinding, slow-crawling production over which Gordon delivers her signature deadpan sprechstimme, with lyrics that shift from mundane packing lists to critiques of capitalism and fragile masculinity. The album merges her enduring experimental rock swagger with a contemporary, hip-hop-influenced sonic palette, resulting in a visceral and acclaimed statement.
Genres
Descriptors: noisy, talk-singing, experimental, minimal, spoken-word, rap, distorted, avant-garde
Tracklist
- BYE BYE (04:14)
- The Candy House (02:21)
- I Don't Miss My Mind (03:25)
- I'm A Man (04:31)
- Trophies (02:36)
- It's Dark Inside (03:35)
- Psychedelic Orgasm (03:40)
- Tree House (04:06)
- Shelf Warmer (04:11)
- The Believers (04:55)
- Dream Dollar (03:00)
Credits
- Kim Gordon - vocals, guitars
- Justin Raisen - production, mixing, engineering, programming, instrumentation
- Anthony Paul Lopez - mixing, engineering, programming (tracks 4–9), instrumentation (tracks 5–7)
- Sadpony - production, programming (tracks 1 and 10), instrumentation (track 10)
- Sarah Register - instrumentation (tracks 8 and 9)
- Joe Kennedy - programming, instrumentation (track 11)
- Mike Bozzi - mastering
- Brad Lauchert - engineering
- Ainjel Emme - programming (tracks 1, 3 and 10)