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— Kim Gordon (@KimletGordon) January 28, 2022

Gordon has given the following statement concerning her upcoming tour, “I can’t believe the tour is finally happening! Looking forward to playing with my band who are amazing and bringing the music to you. You are the ones gonna make it sizzle.”

The tour was originally scheduled for 2020 but was forced to postpone due to the COVID pandemic and the restrictions placed to contain the virus. Gordon’s forthcoming international shows are in support of her critically acclaimed debut solo album No Home Record released on 11th October 2019 via record label Matador. Despite being released over two years ago, Gordon’s upcoming tour marks the first-ever live series in support of the album. The album sired four singles, the first single entitled “Murdered Out” was released on 12th September 2016.

The album sired critical success with many of music’s most respected institutions publishing rave reviews. Premier Guitar had this to say concerning the release, “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.” Pitchfork stated the following, “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.”

Gordon has been described by The New York Times as “the art star queen of New York” and “one of the true influencers of American cool” by Billboard. The 68-year-old artist is best known as the bassist and co-founder of indie rock legends Sonic Youth; the group formed in 1981 and disbanded in 2011 with their final performance at SWU Music & Arts Festival in Brazil but has worked together post disbandment. The group’s distinct sound became era-defining and can be heard within their fifteen studio albums spanning three decades.

Gordon has become a juggernaut within all aspects of the arts and culture.  Named as one of the music’s most iconic bassists, she also found success as an author with her 2015 New York Times Bestseller memoir Girl In A Band. The musician has also found success on screen, within the 2018 film Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot. The musician worked with the celebrated director Gus Van Sant and showcased her acting chops alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Jonah Hill. Gordon has also made waves within the art world; the artist has opened various solo exhibitions across many museums. The multi-talented musician has also released music as Body/Head alongside Bill Nace, the duo formed the experimental outfit in 2011 and released their debut album Coming Apart on 10th September 2013.

Gordon’s upcoming tour is set to kickstart on 13th March 2022 with a performance in Boston, the US leg of the tour concludes with a set on 27th March 2022 at Treefort Festival. Gordon brings her No Home Tour to the UK on 23rd May 2022 in London, after four UK dates Gordon travels to Europe for the remainder of the tour.

Kim Gordon UK tour dates

23/05/2022 – Koko – London
24/05 – Gorilla – Manchester
25/05 – Queen Margaret Union – Glasgow
26/05 – Trinity – Bristol

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Photo Credit: Linnea Stephan

What’s so special about ‘I Don’t Know Who I Am’ is that it reunites the Jarman family with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo. Long time Cribs fans will remember him as the voice of the impassioned monologue on the unexpected Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever-hit ‘Be Safe’. The band called on him to lend some magic to ‘I Don’t Know Who I Am’ because they recognised similarities between their latest work and the 2007 collaboration.

This is why The Cribs think the two are similar: “‘I Don’t Know Who I Am’ (although ultimately quite different) came together in much the same way as ‘Be Safe’ did back in 2006 – we had a recording of a long, improvised noise-jam which we then tried to refine into a more cohesive song structure.

“Due to the similarities in the writing process, it made us think of Lee again…we had initially requested that he play noise guitar over the track, because we wanted to keep it somewhat abstract and create the impression of the melodies just kind of emerging out of the static…but he went beyond the call of duty and also added some beautiful vocal harmonies too, out at the Sonic Youth studio in New Jersey.” (The Sonic Youth studio in New Jersey is probably always the place to be).

Incidentally, Night Network has seen the inside of some very cool studios: the rest of the album was recorded at Dave Grohl’s 606 Studios in Los Angeles. This happened because Grohl invited the band to LA and told them to forget about the complications of 24-7 Rock Star Shit (2017 album which resulted in some unpleasant legal disputes for the band) and just start making music.

Feels so good to be back with Lee again – and good to see you guys were waiting for that day too! Thanks to everyone for listening/sharing/watching. You guys are the best https://t.co/yRF8aNsIew

— The Cribs (@thecribs) September 21, 2020

The latest single is perhaps not as sharp as we’ve come to expect from The Cribs over the years. Its sense of confusion is intrinsic to what they’re saying, though. The title betrays an identity conflict immediately, and the lyrics cover some difficult themes about identity and family relationships, which the single makes an admirable effort to tackle.

The band say this about its subject matter: “Lyrically, the song addresses the disconnect that Ryan and myself have always had with our biological paternal lineage – and how that may have shaped our views on masculinity, gender roles, and the men we ultimately grew up to be.”

Ranaldo and the Cribs actually already reunited once this year, to rerecord a lockdown version of ‘Be Safe’ (this means it’s filmed on Zoom). The 2007 song really is something of a masterpiece, though. It is unmistakably The Cribs, but it’s also like nothing else they’ve done since. The Cribs X Lee Ranaldo is perhaps a bit of an unexpected collaboration, but what a dream team they turned out to be, in 2007 and again in 2020.

Night Network tracklist:

1. Goodbye
2. Running Into You
3. Screaming In Suburbia
4. Never Thought I’d Feel Again
5. Deep Infatuation
6. I Don’t Know Who I Am (feat. Lee Ranaldo)
7. She’s My Style
8. Under The Bus Station Clock
9. The Weather Speaks Your Name
10. Siren Sing-Along
11. Earl & Duke
12. In The Neon Night