Kim Gordon has released the title track from her upcoming solo album Play Me along with a new music video directed by filmmaker Barney Clay. The song arrives just days ahead of the record’s official release on March 13, 2026, marking the third solo album from the influential Sonic Youth co-founder.
The video for “Play Me” unfolds inside a chaotic shopping mall environment filled with blurred and censored faces. The imagery reflects themes Gordon has described around technocratic power and modern surveillance culture, ideas that run throughout the upcoming album.
Play Me follows Gordon’s previous solo releases No Home Record (2019) and The Collective (2024), both of which pushed her sound into heavier industrial, electronic, and noise driven territory while maintaining the experimental spirit that defined her decades with Sonic Youth.
To coincide with the album’s release, Gordon has also announced an extensive 2026 tour spanning North America and Europe. The run begins April 2 in Los Angeles before heading across Europe for a series of festival appearances and headline dates. A second North American leg follows in June and July with stops in major cities across the Midwest and West Coast.
Kim Gordon “Play Me” 2026 Tour Dates
April
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Apr 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Sid The Cat
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Apr 11 – Den Haag, Netherlands – Rewire Festival
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Apr 12 – Nantes, France – Variations Festival
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Apr 14 – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
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Apr 15 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
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Apr 17 – Paris, France – Le Trianon
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Apr 19 – Berlin, Germany – Huxley’s Neue Welt
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Apr 20 – Wroclaw, Poland – A2
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Apr 21 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
June
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Jun 23 – Chicago, IL – Metro
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Jun 24 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
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Jun 25 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
July
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Jul 23 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
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Jul 25 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
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Jul 26 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
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Jul 27 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
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Jul 29 – San Francisco, CA – Castro Theatre
Gordon’s solo work has increasingly explored a hybrid space between experimental rock, industrial noise, hip hop influenced beats, and electronic textures. While her legacy remains deeply tied to Sonic Youth’s role in shaping alternative and noise rock from the 1980s through the 2000s, her recent solo albums have introduced her to a new generation of listeners within the experimental and underground rock scenes.
