Not to leave out Sleater-Kinney's newer work, here's their last album (so far), The Woods. For many younger S-K fans, including me, this album served as an introduction. Now that I have, love, and thoroughly listened to all of their albums, I'm still not sure if it was the best place to start then (or now), but never-the-less it is where I started.The Woods is by far the most "sleater-kinney sounding" album yet at the same time sounds much different than their past work. I probably confused you more than I helped you, and you need to have listened to most of their albums to get this one, to a certain extent. In the fact that this album takes the inner energy, themes, and style of their early work while transferring it to a new sound without losing their distinct (prior) identity is very impressive, and basically what I was trying to say earlier. This album was very well reviewed at its release and so far as held up as one of the most original, important, and great albums not only of their own catalog but of the 00's.
It is to the talent of this band that they can retain their identity while rocking out harder than their first album, writing songs as emotional as those on The Hot Rock, while sustaining a pioneering sound and vision like Dig Me Out. Usually, a band's seventh record is a joke, not even remotely as good as their best work. The Woods is a thrillingly beautiful contradiction to this norm; just take a listen and be amazed.
The sound, you may ask? Well take that classic Sleater-Kinney guitar interweaving, Corin yelping, and Janet's pounding drums and throw in some serious distortion and classic rock sounds and there you have it! By far the heaviest, sludgiest, and most unique of their albums. Not a bad way to start an indefinite hiatus! (now I'm going to go cry to myself a little...)
This album not only changed my life, amongst many things it also led to the creation of this blog, so a thank you (on my part) is in order. Perhaps it will change your life, too.
Download here (in flac).
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You´re wright about this album,it´s amazing(i can´t tell you how much i like the song jumpers). Almost ten years before "call the doctor" they´re still in great shape, been honest i think, but the most important, with an intact talent for writing songs and a better group sound.
ReplyDeleteI´m glad to hear that this album help you to create this blog.
Thank you for this post.
thank you!! any chance of 'dig me out' in flac?
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. Thank you so much. Any chance you could up "One Beat" in FLAC? You are seriously the only source of lossless Sleater on the interweb and I've lost all my Sleater CDs since I ripped them at 256.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the Sleater-Kinney!!
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