Kim Gordon’s Memoir Girl in a Band to Be Published in February, Cover Art Revealed

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Kim Gordon‘s highly anticipated memoir, Girl in a Band, has been given a release date of February 24, 2015. That’s the cover art, above. The book will be out through Harper Collins imprint Dey Street Books.

According to a press release, Girl in a Band chronicles Gordon’s life in Sonic Youth and art from childhood to the present. “At the heart of the book is the examination of what partnership means—and what happens when it dissolves,” it reads, alluding to Gordon’s 2011 split from Thurston Moore and the breakup of Sonic Youth.

The book’s description reads:

Often described as aloof, Kim Gordon truly opens up in Girl in a Band. Telling the story of her childhood, her life in art, her move to New York City, her love affairs, her marriage, her relationship with her daughter, and her band, this is a rich and beautifully written memoir. At the heart of the book is the examination of what partnership means—and what happens when it dissolves. An atmospheric look at the New York of the 80s and 90s that gave rise to Sonic Youth, as well as the Alternative revolution in popular music that Sonic Youth helped usher in, paving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and many other acts. One of the most revered people in modern rock and roll, Kim Gordon is also a highly regarded fashion icon, visual artist, and the source of much fascination. 

The phrase “girl in a band”—and its silent accompanying eye roll—has figured into Gordon’s work several times in the past few years. “What’s it like to be a girl in a band?/ I don’t quite understand,” she sang on 2009′s “Sacred Trickster”, from the last Sonic Youth album. A piece at her 2013 retrospective art show, at New York’s White Columns, also depicted the question.

Gordon has spent the past few years recording with her noise duo Body/Head, acting on “Girls” and more, collaborating with Beck, and filling in as Kurt Cobain in Nirvana, among other activities. Her collection of essays on art and music from the 80s and 90s, Is It My Body?, was published this year through Sternberg Press. (Gordon’s anecdotal intro to her recent interview with visual artist Raymond Pettibon personally made me even more excited for this book.)

Body/Head have a few shows coming up this fall, as well as a new single due out in November via Matador. Check out the tour dates, as well as the single cover, below.

Body/Head:

11-06-07 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
11-08 Boson, MA – Cuisine En Locale (Hassle Fest)
11-15 Raleigh, NC – Kings (NARAL Pro-Choice NC benefit)

Watch Body/Head on Pitchfork.tv’s “+1″:

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