Kim Gordon
Kim Gordon is a musician, visual artist and writer, a Sonic Youth co-founder whose solo records bring her voice and guitar into electronic beats and noise.
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Overview
- Born
- April 28, 1953 · Rochester, New York
- Raised
- Los Angeles, California
- Work
- Musician, visual artist and writer
- Roots
- Co-founded Sonic Youth in New York in 1981
- Solo debut
- No Home Record · 2019
Mini bio
Art came first.
Kim grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Otis College of Art and Design before moving to New York to pursue art. The city’s no wave scene offered another way to experiment, and she co-founded Sonic Youth in 1981 with Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo.
Finding an audience.
As Sonic Youth’s bassist, guitarist and vocalist, she helped build a sound around dissonance and unusual guitar tunings. Daydream Nation arrived in 1988; the band’s 1990 album Goo became its first commercial hit. Outside the band, she formed Body/Head with Bill Nace and wrote the 2015 memoir Girl in a Band.
Her own records.
Her first solo album, No Home Record, arrived in 2019. The Collective followed in 2024 and earned two Grammy nominations. On 2026’s PLAY ME, she continued working with Justin Raisen, setting her voice against beats, guitar textures and observations about contemporary life.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026PLAY MESolo artist
- 2024The CollectiveSolo artist
- 2019No Home RecordSolo artist
- 1988Daydream NationSonic Youth member, vocals and bass
Books
- 2015Girl in a BandAuthor
Awards
Quotes
We wanted the songs to be short.Kim Gordon, Matador’s PLAY ME album notes
Discussing the approach to her third solo album, released in March 2026.
Trivia
- She co-founded the clothing label X-Girl with Daisy von Furth in 1993.
- She co-produced Hole’s debut album Pretty on the Inside with Don Fleming in 1991.
- Her memoir’s title, Girl in a Band, also appears in the lyrics of Sonic Youth’s Sacred Trickster.
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