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Sleater-Kinney need no introduction. As you know, they are synonymous with the riot grrrl movement and have been entertaining us with a terrific variety of post-punk with surging guitar riffs and a sassy attitude since their self-titled debut in 1995.
Surrounded by upheaval and tragedy, Sleater-Kinney's 11th album unpacks big emotions in the way that they do best.
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A decent offering informed by tragedy after Carrie Brownstein’s mother and stepfather died in a car crash in 2022
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks, as we didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week due to it being the first week of the year and there not being a lot of worthy songs to consider. But this week the music industry was in full swing, with plenty of important album announcements.
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The influential indie group, now a duo, on finishing an album while grieving, mistrusting nostalgia, and admiring Taylor Swift