Body/Head

Body/Head
Body/Head
	Body/Head, Kim Gordon, Supersonic festival 2012
Background information
Origin	Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Alternative rock; experimental rock; noise rock;
Years active	2012 (2012)–present
Label	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.

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

Coming Apart (Matador, September 10, 2013)
The Switch (Matador, July 13, 2018)
Body/Dilloway/Head (with Aaron Dilloway, as Body/Dilloway/Head; Three Lobed Recordings, 2021)

References

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Coulehan, Erin (June 26, 2013). "Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon Readies Body/Head Double Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
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Pelly, Jenn (June 26, 2013). "Kim Gordon's Body/Head Announce New Album, Coming Apart, on Matador | News". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
Phares, Heather. "Body/Head". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
Murphy, Sarah (October 21, 2016). "Body/Head Announce 'No Waves' Live LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
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.
Hussey, Allison (September 13, 2021). "Kim Gordon, Bill Nace, and Aaron Dilloway Announce New Album as Body/Dilloway/Head". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 18, 2025.