Sleater-Kinney

Five Firecrackers To STAY ON TRACK IN THE WEEKEND!

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4/5/6 June 2021

5 new firecrackers to boost your favorite 48 hours…

‘So May We Start’ by SPARKS (Los Angeles)
A sparkling pocket pop opera with Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard joining the Mael
brothers on vocals. From upcoming movie Annette for which they also wrote the script.

Listen here…

‘Stand Down’ by THE SARANDONS (Toronto, Canada)
A cracker “about letting down your guard…maybe doing something crazy like picking up the phone and calling a friend. How punk is that?!”. These Canadians know how to rattle and roll with some Tom Petty gusto and some Stones-esque riffs. Big fun, folks! From their brand new 5-track EP Outrunning. Stream here.

Press play here…

‘Worry With You’ by SLEATER-KINNEY (Washington)
A song about being stuck on the other side of an ocean from someone else.
Pretty funky, brisk, and edgy. From their new, upcoming  LP Path Of Wellness.

Tune in…

‘Never Be The Shame’ by FURTHER THE LION (Hamilton, Ontario)
The song “reminds the listener that sometimes something profound can happen to
you that changes you to your core and it’s not always a negative thing.” Expect emo-grunge melodiousness with a passionate edge, a romantic feel, and a gripping chorus that sticks instantly. Touchdown!

Here’s why…

‘Something Real’ by FHANG (Canada)
Mishka (half of this Canadian duo): “At the beginning of lockdown I would quietly dance in my living room at 3am listening to a rough version of the tune. It would turn into a disco with all the fire trucks and ambulances lighting up our curtains.” Weird experiences in weird times. This second single is movin’ smoothly on a groovin’ bass line while the sensitive mid-tempo ballad resonates like a reflective and melancholic The National reverie. I love it!

Check it out…

See/hear you next week, music junkies

SLEATER-KINNEY Share Second Taster From New LP – Hear ‘HIGH IN THE GRASS’

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New sonic impulses…

27 May 2021

Band: SLEATER-KINNEY (Olympia, Washington)
Active: 1994–2006, 2014–present / 9 albums (so far)
Note: Longtime drummer Janet Weiss left the band in 2019,
leaving the other two riot grlls, Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar)
and Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals) behind.

New album: PATH OF WELLNESS
Two years after the St. Vincent produced
The Center Won’t Hold LP.

New single: High In The Grass – 2nd taster
from their upcoming, new LP.

For a moment I thought I heard Kate Bush’s voice.

Find out why here…

SLEATER-KINNEY: Facebook

Path Of Wellness out 6 June – more info here

SLEATER-KINNEY Return To The Scene With New LP And New Funky Single ‘WORRY WITH YOU’

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New sonic impulses…

12 May 2021

Band: SLEATER-KINNEY (Olympia, Washington)
Active: 1994–2006, 2014–present / 9 albums (so far)
Note: Longtime drummer Janet Weiss left the band in 2019,
leaving the other two riot grlls, Corin Tucker (vocals and guitar)
and Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals) behind.

New album: PATH OF WELLNESS
Two years after the St. Vincent produced
The Center Won’t Hold LP.

New single: WORRY WITH YOU
A song about being stuck on the other side
of an ocean from someone else. Pretty funky,
brisk and edgy.

Press play here…

SLEATER-KINNEY: Facebook

Path Of Wellness out 6 June – more info here

SLEATER-KINNEY Released Second Album ‘CALL THE DOCTOR’ 25 Years Ago

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25 March 2021

Band: SLEATER-KINNEY (Olympia, Washington)
Active: 1994–2006, 2014–present

Album: CALL THE DOCTOR – 2nd LP
Released: 25 March 1996 – 25 years ago today

AllMusic/Jason Ankeny wrote: “Forget the riot grrrl implications
inherent in the trio’s music — Call the Doctor is pure, undiluted punk,
and it’s brilliant”. Score: 4.5/5.

And… action

Full album…

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SLEATER-KINNEY: Facebook

SLEATER-KINNEY Drops Detonating Title Track From New LP ‘THE CENTER WON’T HOLD’…

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Brand new sonic impulses…

17 July 2019

Despite the unexpected and unfortunate departure of drummer Janet Weiss life goes
on for riot grrrl legends SLEATER-KINNEY as they will unleash new album, entitled ‘THE CENTER WON’T HOLD’ on 16th August. After sharing robust lead single Hurry On Home and poppy second track The Future Is Here earlier on the band just dropped the political title track.

The song refers to “the world of catastrophe that touches on the (American) election” says guitarist/vocalist Corin Tucker in a press statement. After a rather meditative start, the
track will detonate near the end. Feel the shock here, ladies and gents…

SLEATER-KINNEY: Facebook

SLEATER-KINNEY Share Another Track From New LP – ‘THE FUTURE IS HERE’…

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Brand new sonic impulses…

Riot grrrl legends SLEATER-KINNEY will release a new album, entitled THE CENTER WON’T HOLD pretty soon. More info here. Last month they already shared firm lead single Hurry On Home. And here’s another new cut. THE FUTURE IS HERE is a pretty poppy humdinger reflecting the sonic impact of producer St. Vincent. Listen here…

SLEATER-KINNEY: Facebook

SLEATER-KINNEY Back With New Vigorous Conversation Single ‘HURRY ON HOME’

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Brand new sonic impulses…

Riot grrrl legends SLEATER-KINNEY announced a new album produced, surprisingly,
by the wonderful ST. VINCENT earlier this year. They just revealed the title THE CENTER WON’T HOLD – more info here – and shared the hefty lead single. ‘HURRY ON HOME’ is about a vigorous conversation as visualized word-by-word here in the lyric video…

SLEATER-KINNEY: Facebook

SLEATER-KINNEY Released Powerhouse Punk Album ‘DIG ME OUT’ Twenty Years Ago…

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Memorable moments in sonic history!…

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‘Dig Me Out’ by SLEATER-KINNEY
8 April 1997 – 20 years ago

Mighty powerful trio SLEATER-KINNEY reinjected female punk back in the nineties with passionate fire, ardent rage and outspoken leftist statements. Third album DIG ME OUT released 20 years ago today, 8 April 1997, was a smashing powerhouse from start to finish and definitely a key album in their exciting career. Riot grrrll fury at its very best. Hell yeah!

What the press said…

SPIN
“Dig Me Out captures the noise of a soul-filled body shaking itself awake, and that’s an experience that bridges any gender divide. In it, guys as well as girls will hear the rattle of their brains and the flash of their libidos. The catharsis Sleater-Kinney seek is more than just fun. It’s a battle in earnest for the human right to know and possess yourself. Feminism was supposed to be about that fight, too, but it’s still sputtering under the weight of its own complacency. Sleater-Kinney push us back into the fray. If they wanna be our Simone de Beauvior, Dig Me Out proves they’re up to it.”

ROLLING STONE
“When Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein proclaimed “I Wanna Be Your
Joey Ramone” on 1996’s Call the Doctor, they were laying down a dare to themselves and the Nineties indie-rock scene. The band’s next album, Dig Me Out, made good on that promise. Adding powerhouse drummer Janet Weiss, the Olympia, Washington, trio’s feminist punk hit hard — from the elated rush of “Words and Guitar” to the raw romantic torment of “One More Hour.”

One of the highlights ‘One More Hour‘ live in 1998 in a record shop in New York…

Here’s the hammer in full…

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