Body/Head

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Body/Head
Body Head, Kim Gordon, Supersonic festival 2012.jpg
Body/Head, Kim Gordon, Supersonic festival 2012
Background information
Origin Northampton, Massachusetts, United States [1]
Genres
Years active2012 (2012)–present
Labels Matador
Members Kim Gordon
Bill Nace
Website bodyheadmusic.com

Body/Head are an American experimental electric guitar duo composed of Kim Gordon and Bill Nace.

Contents

History

Kim Gordon and Bill Nace began working together in 2011 in Northampton, Massachusetts. [1] Body/Head took its name from a book about the films of Catherine Breillat. [3] Their debut studio album, Coming Apart , was released on Matador Records on September 10, 2013. [4]

The duo released a collaborative live album with Gate, Glare Luring Yo (2012), through Feeding Tube Records. [5]

Body/Head then released a live album, No Waves (2016), through Matador Records. [6]

Body/Head's second studio album, The Switch (2018), was released through Matador Records. [7]

The duo also released a collaborative studio album with Aaron Dilloway, Body/Dilloway/Head (2021), through Three Lobed Recordings. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

EPs

References

  1. 1 2 Rachel, T. Cole (June 26, 2013). "Q&A: Kim Gordon On Body/Head's Coming Apart And Life After Sonic Youth". Stereogum . Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  2. Coulehan, Erin (June 26, 2013). "Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon Readies Body/Head Double Album". Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. Masters, Marc (September 12, 2013). "Body/Head". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  4. Pelly, Jenn (June 26, 2013). "Kim Gordon's Body/Head Announce New Album, Coming Apart, on Matador | News". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. Phares, Heather. "Body/Head". AllMusic . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  6. Murphy, Sarah (October 21, 2016). "Body/Head Announce 'No Waves' Live LP". Exclaim! . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  7. Kenneally, Cerys (June 4, 2018). "Body/Head announce second album with hauntingly atmospheric track, "You Don't Need"". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  8. Hussey, Allison (September 13, 2021). "Kim Gordon, Bill Nace, and Aaron Dilloway Announce New Album as Body/Dilloway/Head". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 18, 2025.

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