Contemporary anxiety about the growing influence of technology on daily life.
Kim Gordonthe iconic co-founder of Sonic Youthhas launched “Dirty Tech”the new single from his highly anticipated solo studio album, Play Me. This new album material is scheduled for release on March 13 via Matador Records.
“Dirty Tech” is a piece of music that, with its characteristic sonic rawness, lyrically delves into the complex and often tense dynamics of the power struggle that develops between humanity and the advancement of robotics and artificial intelligence. The song encapsulates contemporary anxiety about the growing influence of technology on daily life and the potential threat it poses to human control.
I was pondering whether my next boss would be an AI chatbot? We will be the first to have the lights turned off, not the billionaires. “It's so abstract that people don't understand it,” the singer said in a press release.
The release is accompanied by a stunning music video directed by Moni Haworthknown for its distinctive visual aesthetic. Dale play next:
