(Matador)
In 2016, Kim Gordon released Murdered Out, a track on which she howled over a louche funk bassline as though auditioning for Rage Against the Machine. A collaboration with avant-pop producer Justin Raisen (Sky Ferreira, Yves Tumor), it paved the way for Gordon’s first album under her own name, reflecting her move back to her native LA, where “you can pee in the ocean/ It’s free”.
While No Home Record is a more accessible outing than her avant-garde Body/Head work, Gordon – formerly of Sonic Youth – is still in the business of unsettling. “My nipples are shivering/ Quietly erect,” she whispers on Get Yr Life Back.