2/28/2023 0 Comments Sleater kinney dig me out rar![]() ![]() And then they were gone Sleater-Kinney had burned so hot and so bright for so long that Brownstein, Tucker, and Weiss needed to retreat from the heat, all pursuing other musical projects. (They were both enrolled at the Evergreen State College at the time, alongside Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna and Tobi Vail.) From Dig Me Out onward, Brownstein and Tucker’s call-and-response vocals and ferocious guitar interplay were backed by Janet Weiss’ thunderous drumming.Įvery album from then on until The Woods, their seventh and final album from their initial run, saw their sound and audience grow, to the point where they were consistently appearing on end-of-the-year lists and opening for Pearl Jam. Sleater-Kinney began as a side project - something for Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker to do when not occupied with their main bands (Heavens to Betsy and Excuse 17, respectively) or coursework. Sleater-Kinney // Photo by David Brendan Hall Much of that music remains as intense and exciting as it was when it was recorded, but no riot grrrl band was more intense or exciting than Sleater-Kinney. Olympia, the genre’s ground zero, was about an hour outside Seattle, but their music scenes were worlds away where grunge directed its rage inward in the form of self-loathing and self-harm, riot grrrl lashed outward, endorsing ideologies such as intersectional feminism and queer liberation that were years ahead of their time - and still pretty radical today. Riot grrrl, on the other hand, has stayed underground because it never left. No sooner than grunge entered the mainstream was it on its way to becoming commodified and corporatized: you can now buy Nirvana smiley tees for $40 at Urban Outfitters, and Pearl Jam is now happy to do business with Ticketmaster, who they once took to court. Riot grrrl was never as big as grunge, but that was the point. As they unleash Path of Wellness today (June 11th), we revisit our definitive ranking, first published in August of 2019. Since reforming in 2014, the trio (now duo) have continued breaking new ground while also breathing fresh life into their indelible legacy. Editor’s Note: Luckily for this publication, Sleater-Kinney isn’t a band we talk about merely in the past tense. ![]()
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