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Sep 9, 2013On Coming Apart, she comes into herself.
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Sep 10, 2013Count Coming Apart as another fascinating step in that journey, and Body/Head’s musical path as one that she and Nace will hopefully follow for a long time.
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UncutSep 9, 2013Her songs don't so much drift as press steadfastly onwards into the unknown--all of them stick in your head despite little trace of a tune. [Oct 2013, p.63]
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Sep 12, 2013One could argue that Body/Head aren’t doing anything necessarily new in the realm of noise, but it’s as vital a work in the genre as we’re going to hear this year.
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MojoSep 19, 2013Listeners long-attuned to Gordon's avant excursions will find much here that satisfies. [Oct 2013, p.94]
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Q MagazineOct 11, 2013This raw, unsettling album's backstory, rendered through protesting guitars, is what gives it its defiant edge. [Nov 2013, p.102]
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Sep 23, 2013This return to drone primitivism might seem somewhat regressive for Gordon, as it doesn't represent anything remotely new for her as a musician or for drone music as a whole. But it is done with a pleasing malevolence.
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Sep 10, 2013Titles aren't exactly subtle ("Murderess," "Last Mistress"), even if the twin-guitar jams are opaque.
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Sep 16, 2013It may be unpalatable and difficult but it is a debut album that should at least be commended for its dark, experimental ambition.
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Under The RadarSep 9, 2013They're more neo-No-wave post=Beats skreecore jam-jazz. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.87]
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Sep 9, 2013The album itself feels improvisational, but not loose; recorded live, it features very few edits or overdubs.
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Sep 13, 2013As much as this is a horrific and challenging listen at times, Coming Apart is also an utterly captivating and thrilling record and...whisper it...could end up being the best music she’s ever put her name to.
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Sep 13, 2013At almost 60 years old, Gordon is still pushing the musical envelope, and that in and of itself is something worth celebrating.
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Sep 13, 2013Love or loathe their destructive attitude towards convention, Coming Apart is an exciting, if extremely strange album.
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Sep 10, 2013For the moment, it’s surely a worthwhile project for players and listeners alike, an album of unusual synergy, exploration, and focus that expands both artists’ repertoires well beyond genre constructions to create something both unique and replayable.
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The WireDec 10, 2013Even though there are no drums, nothing here ever feels aimless. [Sep 2013, p.48]
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MagnetSep 19, 2013Vocally, Gordon is reborn, baptized in fire. [No. 102, p.53]
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Sep 11, 2013[A] challenging but beautiful album.
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Oct 30, 2013Fans of Sonic Youth at their most experimental will know what to expect, anybody coming to this with fresh ears should try before they buy.
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Sep 16, 2013There are no distinguishable hooks or chorus lines anywhere on Coming Apart; instead, it’s just Gordon and Nace simultaneously subverting and creating musical forms that will surely polarize listeners who want to “get it” and those who refuse to.
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Sep 16, 2013Anger, bitterness and scorn spike the discomfiting atmosphere at every turn.