Amazon.co.uk Review
After its most prolonged absence from the recording studio,
Sleater-Kinney has reloaded with a smouldering rock and roll record that rivals John Lennons
Plastic Ono Band and Nirvanas
In Utero in terms of unexpectedness. It is a 180-degree proclamation to the album which came before it. Producer David Fridmann (Weezer, Flaming Lips) coaxed the Portland, Oragan trio to retool its approach to making music. The results are startling and far and away the most collaborative, experimental and risky in the bands seven-record career. Corin Tuckers supreme guttural form is on display from the lead-off track "The Fox"--a would-be childrens tale overridden by crunching power chords and drummer Janet Weisss battering percussion.
The Woods tugs on your ear musically and stabs at your heart lyrically on riff-wielding jaunts "Wilderness," "Modern Girl" and "Rollercoaster." The live-in-one-take, 11-minute blockbuster "Lets Call It Love" unleashes Carrie Brownsteins foray into guitar-solo psychedelia. Havent heard Sleater-Kinney yet? Try
Dig Me Out and work your way forward. Already on board? Find a steady chair, feel your ears bleed and watch your speakers disintegrate.
--Scott Holter
Description
'The Woods' is the seventh studio album from three piece girl group Sleater-Kinney and their first for the legendary Sub Pop label. Produced and recorded by Dave Fridmann (MercuryRev, Flaming Lips) at his New York studios, the album sees the group fine tune their mix of noisy indie rock and 'riot grlll' punk.