Record of the Week is the euphoric return of Sleater-Kinney with The Center Won’t Hold, their ninth studio LP.
It was produced with St. Vincent and creatively it's arguably the biggest step into new territory in their exemplary twenty-five years as a band. The energy remains taught with plenty of drive, the subtlety is in the glimmering new tones. It's an album of pop bangers where nothing sounds the same but it all sits beautifully together. The only melancholy is that this will (likely) be the last album with drummer Janet Weiss who announced she has left the band. The upside is that it will cause the brilliantly dynamic and utterly fearless band to evolve once more.
+ Deluxe Edition is: Heavyweight black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with an inner bag. Includes a bonus black on a limited 7” and a sticker sheet!
It was produced with St. Vincent and creatively it's arguably the biggest step into new territory in their exemplary twenty-five years as a band. The energy remains taught with plenty of drive, the subtlety is in the glimmering new tones. It's an album of pop bangers where nothing sounds the same but it all sits beautifully together. The only melancholy is that this will (likely) be the last album with drummer Janet Weiss who announced she has left the band. The upside is that it will cause the brilliantly dynamic and utterly fearless band to evolve once more.
+ Deluxe Edition is: Heavyweight black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with an inner bag. Includes a bonus black on a limited 7” and a sticker sheet!
