Clash 128 – Kim Gordon

Kim Gordonis the fifth face of CLASH 128.

Kim Gordon is an icon of alternative culture. As a member of Sonic Youth, she helped propel one of underground rock musics defining catalogues, translating the noise and confusion of New York into three decades of gateway opening records.

Right now, though, shes soloand producing some of the most vital art in her life. New album The Collective blends SoundCloud rap beats with stunning songwriting, picking apart the mundanity and surrealness of our internet-saturated lives.

But its more than this. Re-immersed in the Los Angeles landscapes that framed her youth, Kim Gordons multitudinous art practises are coalescing, with her prose, visual arts, and music all bleeding into one another. At 70, shes become her fullest self.

As she tells CLASH: I suppose its confrontational. Its also kind of a dance record

Elsewhere in this issue you can explore the realm of future RnB auteur Saya Gray, and gain an audience with enigmatic UK rapper Jawnino. Jodie Harsh reflects on shifts in Londons queer nightlife over two decades, DIIV and Been Stellar dig deep into New Yorks DIY underworld, and Hollywood actor and musician Rome Flynn reveals all.

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Words: Robin Murray

Photography: Noua Unu Studio

Fashion: Self-styled

Fashion Consultant: Turner Turner

Creative Direction: Rob Meyers

Hair: Roz Music

Make Up: Hinako Nishiguchi

Special thanks to Aralda Vintage and Paum Vintage.