Posts Tagged No Cities To Love

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March 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 741

Sleater-Kinney, The Woods (2005) I always liked Sleater-Kinney right from when I first heard them/first read about them even…but I think I liked the idea of them as much as the music. Right up until I heard this. This – their final album in their original run – is the masterpiece. I’m sure of that. So […]

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March 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Sleater-Kinney (February 29, Akld)

Sleater-Kinney The Powerstation, Auckland Monday, February 29 There was a feeling, definitely, that it was just good to be there – to see them. Whatever happened it was going to be okay…this was palpable right from the energised, well-meaning and ultimately very good opening set from Wellington’s Mermaidens. When Sleater-Kinney took to the stage (“jetlagged […]

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January 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 769

Sleater-Kinney, No Cities To Love – Deluxe (2015) It was the first great record of last year – even if it took me a wee while to get some thoughts down about it. I had the album, the review-link, late in 2014 and I thrashed those songs across the summer break this time last year. […]

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June 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sleater-Kinney: No Cities To Love

Sleater-Kinney No Cities To Love Sub Pop Records There’s a certain type of ‘reunion/comeback’ record that sounds so much the same as the artist’s old/earlier work that there’s really no point in hearing it – it’s usually a case of the times moving on, leaving that particular sound in the dust. A current example is […]