Curated Playlist of Inspirations for the new one:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1YdiSxLyGMa6z2EEVMTqxm?si=atrgu3HzQL6wq4_FRi8qog
Genesis! Rufus! Armatrading!
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 20:48 (two years ago) link
not much to glean from that except that the new alb will prob emphasize keyboards of some kind
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 18 May 2021 20:50 (two years ago) link
I was curious, so I checked out Corin's solo page on Spotify, and--while I know those two albums were a long time ago and even then they weren't super well-promoted or toured behind--I was shocked that her current monthly listeners count is 404. As in 4 over 400.For comparison, Wild Flag have 5,783.
For comparison, Wild Flag have 5,783.
Heavens to Betsy has 18,392 monthly listeners though.
― Chris L, Wednesday, 19 May 2021 12:07 (two years ago) link
New Interview: https://www.vulture.com/article/interview-sleater-kinney-carrie-brownstein-corin-tucker-path-of-wellness.html
Vulture: In 2019, Janet Weiss suggested that she had been shut out of decision-making processes in the band and that was why she left. I’m curious how you feel about that characterization.CB: I mean, anyone who thinks there aren’t multiple perspectives and sides to this is either being willfully ignorant or perhaps lacks their own real-life experience. To be honest, I’m not interested in continuing to talk about something that really seems to revel in female cattiness and conjecture and confirmation bias.
CB: I mean, anyone who thinks there aren’t multiple perspectives and sides to this is either being willfully ignorant or perhaps lacks their own real-life experience. To be honest, I’m not interested in continuing to talk about something that really seems to revel in female cattiness and conjecture and confirmation bias.
Carrie is also going to direct a Heart biopic.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:26 (two years ago) link
sounds like no love lost between them and Janet, that's unfortunate
― akm, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:36 (two years ago) link
That's impressive! I do wonder how much of that comes from algorithms bumping tracks as 'related' programming after S-K/Bikini Kill/etc. albums.
FWIW, Filthy Friends currently have 804 monthly listeners. One one hand I get it because I only know about their second album because I get emails from Kill Rock Stars, but otoh I thought REM stans would be more supportive.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:38 (two years ago) link
No Spotify in senior living facilities.
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:40 (two years ago) link
It's The End of The World As We Know It (And Get Off My Lawn!)
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 20:42 (two years ago) link
New Corin Song & Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkPJtv32WtA
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 12:27 (two years ago) link
very nice
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 14:45 (two years ago) link
yeah, love that
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 15:17 (two years ago) link
Ooh this is good
― kinder, Wednesday, 2 June 2021 22:45 (two years ago) link
Sounds kinda like ... Pavement?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 2 June 2021 22:47 (two years ago) link
^^I can say for a fact that whenever I listen to either new single on Spotify, the subsequent 'song radio' always plays Pavement and Wire and Hole.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 2 June 2021 22:50 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O11TZvnHtmg
another good one, it already seems like i'll enjoy this album a lot more than the last two
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 14:15 (two years ago) link
Somebody's playing one of those St. Vincent guitars!
Only two listens in on this one, but thinking this is the least of the tracks so far. OTOH, "Worry With You" needed a few spins past that to get fully hooked in me, and "High In The Grass" was Love at first listen, so the bar is high.
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 14:37 (two years ago) link
I think S-K are my #1 band for when I love them I LOVE them, but when I can't stand a track I really can't listen to it. This is one of the unlistenable ones for me. I still love them as a band but I don't think there's a single LP I love all the way through
― kinder, Thursday, 10 June 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
Album launch special on Amazon's Twitch is glitch af, channel just went offline for the second time. #ThanksBezos
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 11 June 2021 01:10 (two years ago) link
Was listening to Dig Me Out for the first time in years and boy it was nice when Carrie's vocals weren't intolerably mannered
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 11 June 2021 02:41 (two years ago) link
Only the last one is meh
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 June 2021 02:50 (two years ago) link
ooh, totally forgot I can go buy this tomorrow
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Friday, 11 June 2021 03:47 (two years ago) link
album is nice, kinda exactly what i'd want out of them branching out their sound & mellowing out a little at this point in their career. so much better than the last two albums
― ufo, Friday, 11 June 2021 08:25 (two years ago) link
Definitely liking this on first listen, very different mood than the last two albums. This is probably their loosest, grooviest record? Feels more influenced by blues/psychedelic rock than punk. As jammy and noisy as The Woods was, those songs were pretty taut and clenched.
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 11 June 2021 14:15 (two years ago) link
the one thing from their classic sound i do miss on this one is the overlapping vocal lines they used to do so well. otherwise it just feels like they're aging gracefully
― ufo, Saturday, 12 June 2021 03:21 (two years ago) link
after one drunken listen i feel like it's, you know, fine
also i hate it because it's nowhere near as good as 20+ years ago, and neither am i, and i don't want to begrudge their middle-aged art not living up to my middle-aged yet naive expectations of them, because they absolutely can do whatever they like, but also somehow i'd feel much better about it all if janet were involved
― mookieproof, Saturday, 12 June 2021 04:07 (two years ago) link
Tiny Desk Concert (Includes new arrangement of "One Beat")
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1011298139/sleater-kinney-tiny-desk-home-concert
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 3 July 2021 00:43 (two years ago) link
Really like that version of One Beat. There’s also some good live performances of the new songs on their official YouTube channel. Enjoying the new backing band.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 3 July 2021 01:36 (two years ago) link
oh no they're teasing something— sleater kinney struggle tweets (@skfanstruggle) September 24, 2023
pic.twitter.com/oUl1YpmNUr— sleater kinney struggle tweets (@skfanstruggle) September 26, 2023
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 17:07 (six months ago) link
The little audio clip on the FB teaser sounds BIG, Center Won't Hold-style w/skronk horns or something.
Also HBD CARRIE
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 17:21 (six months ago) link
On closer inspection (headphones on): Skronk Horns = Distorted Screaming/Wailing
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 17:28 (six months ago) link
Why did no-one tell me about this covers album from last year? Is it terrible?
― kinder, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 18:46 (six months ago) link
Literally the only thing I ever saw/heard about it was the middling Pitchfork review. It sunk pretty fast, which tells you something, I guess. Never heard it myself.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 19:20 (six months ago) link
It's not very good, although I remember liking the Margo Price, Linda-Lindas, and Isbell-Shires tracks. Also forgot that Low did "Dance Song '97". The Wilco is awful.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 19:35 (six months ago) link
yeah really liked the margo price cover
― Michael F Gill, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 20:40 (six months ago) link
Thank you for not telling me about that covers album, it's one of the worst things I've ever heard :(
(tbf a couple were ok but wow, I did not need to hear One More Hour covered by Wilco)
― kinder, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 20:53 (six months ago) link
New album, Little Rope, out in January.
Not going to lie, part of me still held out hope that the announcement might feature the miracle return of Janet.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 14:39 (six months ago) link
just realised I never listened to the last one, might not even have known it existed. tbf I didn't like the 2019 album much at all so maybe I did know about it and just ignored it
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 14:46 (six months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ7uo98b_Pk
Single "Hell" (video semi-NSFW)
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 14:50 (six months ago) link
^^It's a Corin song btw
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 14:52 (six months ago) link
Hmm. It's ... OK. Reminds me of some of the stompier stuff from The Woods. But yeah, this phase of the Corin-Carrie project just doesn't excite me much.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 14:55 (six months ago) link
made it about halfway through that song; it's alright I guess, but the magic is just gone for me.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 14:57 (six months ago) link
meh
― Allen (etaeoe), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 15:03 (six months ago) link
every time they put out something new I hold out hope that I'll really love it but TBH I haven't loved an album since All Hands on the Bad One so I don't know why I think there's going to be a return to form.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 15:06 (six months ago) link
No Cities to Love was fine, The Center Won't Hold outstanding as a palate cleanser: if they needed a sound for a post-Weiss project, THIS was it.
The last album was a non-entity.
― hat trick of trashiness (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 15:08 (six months ago) link
Will probably be used as the end-credits song of the 3rd to last episode season 2 of the next hit drama. It will be good for that sort of thing. Oh man, that episode was nuts! Things are really ramping up. What a cliffhanger. Anyway. Oh is the next episode up? Oh good, yeah click next episode.
― Evan, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 15:15 (six months ago) link
I heard "No Cities" once, don't remember a thing about it. I don't think I ever heard "The Center Won't Hold." Didn't even know "Path to Wellness" existed, tbh. In as much as I need Sleater-Kinney in my life these days, I certainly don't need these albums. More bands should break up.
That said, Wild Flag should get back together.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 15:17 (six months ago) link
I like No Cities and The Center, both have some songs I'd rescue for a S-K playlist. But it's all starting to feel like '00s U2 or something.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 15:35 (six months ago) link
I have more thoughts, but right now after listening again on Spotify, the algorithm has thrown Cat Power's "He War" at me, and damned if that one isn't one of the best fake Sleater-Kinney songs EVAH.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 3 October 2023 16:29 (six months ago) link
Absolutely forgot the last album even happened, that feels a bit sad. This is alright. I always love to hear Corin's voice but I miss when they sounded nimble and off-kilter, hopping from foot to foot. Got genuine enthusiasm for some of the stompy, swaggery moments but it's not my favourite mode, especially paired with glossy production, so I haven't really loved anything since they got back together.
I see the temptation to pin any falling off on Janet leaving, Carrie getting more famous and taking more control etc, but this all probably set in with parts of One Beat, and the moments of brilliance on that album plus the sonic changes on the Woods made it harder to see coming. Just realised I'm essentially pining for an iteration of this band that hasn't existed for 20 years so feels churlish to complain - might still try to catch them in November when they're here.
― verhexen, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 18:34 (six months ago) link
Eh, those albums still exist, and just because the band pulled a Pixies doesn't negate them. In fact, the new records (in both cases) make those formative albums albums sound more alive than ever.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 3 October 2023 19:26 (six months ago) link