Latest Release
- NOV 1, 2024
- 19 Songs
- Dig Me Out (2014 Remastered Version) · 1997
- All Hands on the Bad One (Remastered) · 2000
- Little Rope (Deluxe) · 2024
- Dig Me Out (2014 Remastered Version) · 1997
- The Woods (Bonus Track Version) · 2005
- Little Rope · 2023
- The Woods (Bonus Track Version) · 2005
- Little Rope · 2023
- The Woods (Bonus Track Version) · 2005
- No Cities to Love · 2015
Essential Albums
- Just as Sleater-Kinney were primed to explode following 1997’s Dig Me Out, the Olympia trio pivoted from the spotlight and released their most inscrutable album. Sour guitars interlock like walls of brambles while Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker describe paranoia and broken hearts. They trade lines and fragmented love stories as if short on oxygen, and drummer Janet Weiss provides the scampering anxiety that powers “One Song for You.” The weird séance of “Get Up,” while not the band’s flashiest song, could be their anthem.
- On Dig Me Out, Sleater-Kinney perfect the twin-voice, twin-guitar attack of their first two records, and thrust a decade of feminist DIY punk ideals into the spotlight. The pogoing "Little Babies" critiques maternal expectations, while the tangled guitars of "One More Hour" underpin lyrics about a breakup—specifically that of singers Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker. Anchored by new drummer Janet Weiss, these songs unfold like barroom brawls, with the trio jabbing at gender norms till they're the only ones left standing.
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- 2023
- 2021
- 2021
- 2019
- 2019
Artist Playlists
- Riot grrrls whose ambition made them indie rock heroines.
- The impassioned power trio's idea of rock ‘n' roll fun.
- Feminist rebels armed with a cause and plenty of amps.
- The indie trio's fierce femininity at its most brazen.
Live Albums
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About Sleater-Kinney
It took a few feminist punks from the Pacific Northwest to give rock music a much-needed dose of empowerment in a post-Nirvana world. Formed in 1994 by two singer/guitarist powerhouses—Heavens to Betsy’s Corin Tucker and Excuse 17’s Carrie Brownstein—Sleater-Kinney grew out of Olympia, Washington’s riot grrrl scene, flexing their activist-punk roots on a pair of scrappy, snarky manifestos with their 1995 self-titled debut and 1996’s Call the Doctor. Drummer Janet Weiss of Quasi officially joined the band for 1997’s Dig Me Out, a decade-defining statement powered by Weiss’ ferocious thrashing and Tucker and Brownstein’s interlocking guitar-and-vocal intensity. The trio continued to push forward fast, releasing a string of personal and politically fueled albums, peaking with 2005’s visceral rock tour de force The Woods. After a decade-long hiatus—which included Brownstein’s turn as cocreator and costar of the Emmy-winning sketch-comedy series Portlandia—the band came back stronger and more popular than ever with 2015’s incendiary No Cities To Love and 2019’s St. Vincent-produced experimental pivot The Center Won’t Hold, which was quickly followed by Weiss’ departure. The original duo continued on with 2021’s self-produced Path of Wellness, staying true to Sleater-Kinney’s raw power and relentless independence.
- ORIGIN
- Olympia, WA, United States
- FORMED
- 1994
- GENRE
- Alternative