Sleater-Kinney
never really
got the credit that they deserved in the 90s/early 2000s: when they got good
press it was usually all about the fact that this is an all-female band with an
overtly feminist stance. Important as
that is - their contribution to the possibilities for women in rock music should
not be ignored – it sometimes seemed to obscure the fact that they were, more generally,
bloody brilliant. 2000’s All Hands on
the Bad One, in particular, was a masterpiece. Sleater-Kinney return after
a decade away, and pick up where they left off.
No Cities to Love is another wonderfully intelligent, self-aware
rock record, which is also visceral and immediate. Possibly their best album, and that’s saying
a lot. The lean title track and the
left-leaning opener ‘Price Tag’ are particular highlights. This is post-punk at its best: raw but
focussed. Fugazi wish they could make a record this good.
sample track: Price Tag
sample track: Price Tag
