Love this. I don't know who the 4th person is either but those sounds in the breakdown were glorious.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 16 January 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link
As much as I love the chorus and breakdown of "A New Wave", I feel like the guitar line in the verse doesn't make much sense. Kinda melodically aimless or something.
― Evan, Friday, 16 January 2015 18:51 (nine years ago) link
Brooklyn Vegan reveals it is "Katie Harkin of UK band Sky Larkin who will be playing guitars and keyboards for their upcoming tour"
― how's life, Friday, 16 January 2015 18:52 (nine years ago) link
Harkin of Larkin
― Evan, Friday, 16 January 2015 18:53 (nine years ago) link
Is Corin playing a baritone?
― campreverb, Friday, 16 January 2015 22:04 (nine years ago) link
yeah i thought it was bass on the record but maybe baritone?
― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 16 January 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link
Stupid Winamp/CDDB doesn't recognize this yet.
― Baruch Olbermann (Leee), Saturday, 17 January 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link
in the no cities to love video, I thought Natasha Lyonne was in orbit.
― how's life, Saturday, 17 January 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link
Xxxpost Evan I agree, didn't notice the part as much until seeing Carrie play it
― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 18 January 2015 14:34 (nine years ago) link
It's just a bit wonky.
― Evan, Sunday, 18 January 2015 14:37 (nine years ago) link
if I'm being honest with myself, it looks like they're cashing in-and hey, more power to them. they probably deserve it more than just about anyone I can think of off the top of my head.
― campreverb, Sunday, 18 January 2015 16:28 (nine years ago) link
I dunno you don't really need to bother with doing an album if you just want to cash in, cf Pavement, Archers, Outlast, etc etc
― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 18 January 2015 20:04 (nine years ago) link
For some reason, almost all late show indie performances seem tossed off in this way, just kind of sarcastic and not committed-to.
― RAP GAME SHANI DAVIS (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 18 January 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
"Fangless" sounds like Franz Ferdinand.
― Baruch Olbermann (Leee), Sunday, 18 January 2015 22:34 (nine years ago) link
Outlast
Great typo.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 18 January 2015 22:35 (nine years ago) link
A Best Buy Coupon To Use If You're Buying The New S-K & Belle and Sebastian Together
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 02:30 (nine years ago) link
On an unrelated note, I find this to be a solid but kinda unspectacular record. Like most decent reunion albums, really
― Simon H., Tuesday, 20 January 2015 02:47 (nine years ago) link
Just dawned on me that in the time Sleater-kinney was away, Belle and Sebastian only released one proper album.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 02:53 (nine years ago) link
two - '06 and '10.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 20 January 2015 03:05 (nine years ago) link
Life Pursuit dropped prior to the S-K breakup announcement tho. (February '06 vs. June '06)
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 03:06 (nine years ago) link
The last s-k thing I heard was Dig Me Out. Watching the Letterman thing, Was not expecting Major key harmonies on the chorus.
― calstars, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 03:31 (nine years ago) link
This is amazing though. Over before you know it and every song on the album is tight. Gives me a feeling like when Weezer reunited and came out with the green album, in that respect. Bury Our Friends sounds even better in context.
― american tail/american pie (how's life), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 17:41 (nine years ago) link
Superb. I can definitely see several 32 minute blocks of my time in the coming days devoted to listening to this album, which is more than I can say for a lot of new stuff.
As for "it's like they've never left' comments, contextually this set makes perfect sense coming after the last Corin solo lp, while also remedying one thing that both of her solo collections lacked in giving her back a voice to trade lines with.
My biggest complaint is there isn't a really an obvious popcorn/summer jam funtimes track ala "Oh!", "Little Babies", "Prisstina" etc.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 02:28 (nine years ago) link
pretty sure "Hey Darling," the title track, and "Surface Envy" are those songs.
I admire the number of killer hooks but the guitars, vocals, and rhythms are less tangled than on their other records. I'm just not as impressed.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 02:32 (nine years ago) link
Really enjoying this record after 3 listens! I imagine I will like it even more as I continue playing it.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 03:27 (nine years ago) link
the Spin review today said there is not a Corin-wailing song, which is a big concern.
― campreverb, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 03:57 (nine years ago) link
There are more Corin vocals than Carrie on this record, so that's a plus for me.
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 04:04 (nine years ago) link
that's just like… there should be wailing. and wailing about there not being wailing.
― j., Wednesday, 21 January 2015 04:12 (nine years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61yHfYN768L.jpg
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 04:14 (nine years ago) link
Actually there are a lot of guest vox on the new thang.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj2k3QsHmyM&x-yt-cl=84359240&x-yt-ts=1421782837
― We are the Knights who Sleater-Kinney (Leee), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 04:23 (nine years ago) link
Ok, listening to the Conan performance of Surface Envy now, this is a lot better, lots of Corin. this is really kind of a new sound for them-Carrie bringing a lot more St. Vincent/Belew-type into her playing, and Corin again with the baritone(?) or super de-tuned 6, almost gets a fuzz bass sound going. Awesome.http://teamcoco.com/video/sleater-kinney-01-20-15
― campreverb, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 14:16 (nine years ago) link
the guitars, vocals, and rhythms are less tangled than on their other records. I'm just not as impressed.
This is true, but also the direction they've been headed since All Hands. I think Hot Rock was the peak of tangled vocals and rhythms, then they got interested in more straight-ahead rock -- which they do well.
On just two times through, I like the new one a lot. Not sure where it will ultimately fall in my SK ranking, but really I have albums 2-4 on a pedestal and all the rest one rung lower. This one will fit in comfortably with the latter group.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 14:26 (nine years ago) link
This is fun - Broad City interviewing Sleater Kinney:
http://www.npr.org/event/music/378668756/we-cant-just-settle-broad-city-meets-sleater-kinney?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150121
― Darin, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 15:23 (nine years ago) link
Not sure where it will ultimately fall in my SK ranking, but really I have albums 2-4 on a pedestal and all the rest one rung lower. This one will fit in comfortably with the latter group.
Yeah, NCTL is for me the best of their second-tier work.
― We are the Knights who Sleater-Kinney (Leee), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 18:05 (nine years ago) link
Is anyone else going to comment on the chorus of "Hey Darling" lifting from Lita Ford?
― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 18:58 (nine years ago) link
I am almost positive somebody did, maybe on a different thread?
― the top 40 is just the sound of autotuned crying (sleeve), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 18:59 (nine years ago) link
It was here, upthread a bit.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 21 January 2015 19:00 (nine years ago) link
Ah, did not load the hidden 583 messages since I'm at work and clearly VERY BUSY.
― Οὖτις Δαυ & τηε Κνιγητσ (Phil D.), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 19:25 (nine years ago) link
This is true, but also the direction they've been headed since All Hands
imo nah
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 22 January 2015 15:46 (nine years ago) link
i think the rhythms are really intricately tangled on one beat and the woods
lotta straightforward riffage on this record
i feel like one thing this has in common with one beat is melodic generosity
― lex pretend, Thursday, 22 January 2015 15:48 (nine years ago) link
yeah i can agree with that, only on listen no. 1 right now though
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 22 January 2015 15:49 (nine years ago) link
S-K always reminded me of Fugazi, in that their songs sounded so entwined and interconnected I assumed they were composed out of jams. Ian's always said that's the number one reunion hold-up, that based on schedules and location and whatnot they could never build back up to that five hours a day, five days a week rehearsal routine (or whatever it was). S-K redux does sound more like they came to the studio with a bucketful of established riffs and songs, which is a different approach that gets you different results.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 22 January 2015 15:51 (nine years ago) link
Wow, would S-K rock this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tdo9QX7BV4
It even sort of already sounds like a S-K template.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 22 January 2015 18:27 (nine years ago) link
hearing "bury our Friends" just now. RE: another thread where I besmirched Weiss's skills —she's finally grooving! So it's the first SK sawng I've liked.
― veronica moser, Thursday, 22 January 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
i guess i always thought she was good, but she has definitely kept up playing a lot and touring with lots of other ppl
― Wu-Tang Clannad (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 22 January 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
Always loved Janet, definitely one of the greats...but watching that Letterman performance, she's taken her shit to another level.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 22 January 2015 19:56 (nine years ago) link
seen JW live w/both SK and Quasi and she's pretty remarkable
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 22 January 2015 19:57 (nine years ago) link
The 2 bonus tracks to the album seem Woods-esque. Glad to hear them, as I was secretly wanting more than 10 songs from this reunion, even if the album is great as-is. Have been imagining in my head all day a half-tempo reggae version of the title track called "No Cities To Dub."
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 23 January 2015 01:10 (nine years ago) link
I think "A New Wave" is the popcorn/summer jam funtimes track I've been looking for on this album.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 24 January 2015 21:41 (nine years ago) link