The Collective (Kim Gordon album)
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Released | March 8, 2024 | |||
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Length | 40:34 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
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The Collective is the second solo studio album by the American musician Kim Gordon, released on March 8, 2024, through Matador Records. It received acclaim from critics.
Background and recording
The album was inspired in part by Jennifer Egan's 2022 novel The Candy House. Producer Justin Raisen sent Gordon several instrumental tracks, over which Gordon sang vocals and added distortion effects. Gordon also said that she wanted the album to be "more beat-oriented" than her last album, 2019's No Home Record.[1]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 84/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
DIY | [3] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[4] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[5] |
Mojo | [6] |
NME | [7] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[8] |
Record Collector | [9] |
The Skinny | [10] |
Uncut | 8/10[11] |
The Wire | [12] |
The Collective received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator
Reviewing the album for
Oliver Crook of Exclaim! wrote that The Collective "isn't easy to listen to. Its jarring, angular beats—courtesy of producer Justin Raisen—are challenging, the chugging electronics, freewheeling guitar and snarled spoken word at odds with melody".[4] NME's Jordan Bassett opined that Gordon "balances her less than commercial sensibilities with crunchily on-trend production and relatable lyrics about rotten capitalism and fragile masculinity".[7] Kory Grow of Rolling Stone called it Gordon's "own unique spin on noisy hip-hop", also stating that "the songs come off as avant-garde, trap, old-school hip-hop, noisy, or musique concrète depending on where you drop the needle".[14]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Kim Gordon.
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Bye Bye" |
| 4:14 |
2. | "The Candy House" |
| 2:21 |
3. | "I Don't Miss My Mind" |
| 3:25 |
4. | "I'm a Man" |
| 4:31 |
5. | "Trophies" |
| 2:36 |
6. | "It's Dark Inside" |
| 3:35 |
7. | "Psychedelic Orgasm" |
| 3:40 |
8. | "Tree House" |
| 4:06 |
9. | "Shelf Warmer" |
| 4:11 |
10. | "The Believers" |
| 4:55 |
11. | "Dream Dollar" |
| 3:00 |
Total length: | 40:34 |
Personnel
- Kim Gordon – vocals, guitars
- Justin Raisen – production, mixing, engineering, programming, instrumentation
- Anthony Paul Lopez – mixing, engineering (all tracks); programming (tracks 4–9), instrumentation (tracks 5–7)
- Mike Bozzi – mastering
- Brad Lauchert – engineering
- Ainjel Emme – programming (tracks 1, 3 and 10)
- Sadpony – production, programming (tracks 1 and 10); instrumentation (track 10)
- Sarah Register – instrumentation (tracks 8 and 9)
- Joe Kennedy – programming, instrumentation (track 11)
Charts
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australian Vinyl Albums (ARIA)[15] | 15 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 55 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] | 46 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] | 12 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 52 |
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[20] | 11 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[21] | 6 |
References
- ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (February 29, 2024). "Kim Gordon's Coolest Act Yet". The New York Times. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Collective by Kim Gordon Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Marston, Charlotte (March 6, 2024). "Kim Gordon – The Collective review". DIY. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Crook, Oliver (March 8, 2024). "Kim Gordon Embraces Apocalypse on The Collective". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Foulds, Callum (March 7, 2024). "Kim Gordon: The Collective Review – thrilling tribute". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Kim Gordon – The Collective". Mojo. April 2024. p. 88.
- ^ a b Bassett, Jordan (March 7, 2024). "Kim Gordon – The Collective review: experimental trap from Sonic Youth icon". NME. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b D'Souza, Shaad (March 8, 2024). "Kim Gordon: The Collective Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Allen, Jeremy (February 28, 2024). "The Collective | Kim Gordon". Record Collector. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Faulds, Jack (March 4, 2024). "Kim Gordon album review: The Collective". The Skinny. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Kim Gordon – The Collective". Uncut. March 2024. p. 26.
- ^ a b "Kim Gordon – The Collective". The Wire. March 2024. p. 46.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (March 5, 2024). "Kim Gordon The Collective Album Review". Stereogum. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Grow, Kory (March 7, 2024). "Four Decades Into Her Career, Kim Gordon Is Still Exploding Our Expectations". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Kim Gordon – The Collective" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Kim Gordon – The Collective". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kim Gordon – The Collective". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 16, 2024.