“Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker sound rejuvenated on an LP that's full of welcome surprises.”
“Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker reckon with protests, pandemic dread and '70s rock influences on their 10th album”
“On their first self-produced record and first in 24 years without drummer Janet Weiss, Sleater-Kinney find pleasant comfort and not much else with down-the-middle rock tunes.”
“The last time Sleater-Kinney put out an album, there was an almighty to-do – at least, in the febrile world of progressive indie rock. The Center Won’t Hold (2019) boasted a new producer – Annie “St Vincent” Clark – and a sleeker, more gleaming approach to the band’s twin-guitar post-punk. Somehow – accounts differ – Sleater-Kinney’s revised working methods didn’t suit long-time drummer Janet Wei”
“rockers take direct route in tackling our plight”
“Compared to the hysteria that anticipated Sleater-Kinney’s last album, the taut, St Vincent-produced The Center Won’t Hold, the announcement and release of Path of Wellness has been a relatively low-key affair. Beyond a couple of (mediocre) singles, there’s been very little fanfare for the first album Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker have made as a two-piece, powerhouse drummer Janet Weiss havin”
