Album Review: Little Rope by Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney need no introduction. As you know, they are synonymous with the riot grrrl movement and have been entertaining us with a terrific variety of post-punk with surging guitar riffs and a sassy attitude since their self-titled debut in 1995. If anything, their eleventh studio album, Little Rope, is a statement to their staying power. You don't survive in the music business as long as Sleater-Kinney has unless you have talent and are doing something right.

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There's a moment during the final choruses of 'Say It Like You Mean It' - the cathartic highlight of Sleater-Kinney's 11th effort, 'Little Rope' - where Corin Tucker's vocals rise to a higher register with such feverish intensity it almost floors you upon first listen. After several spins, it soon becomes apparent that this is more than simply an inspired vocal performance, it really is the sound of a woman exorcising a dear friend's pain. The friend in question is in fact her bandmate Carrie Brownstein, whose mother and stepfather were tragically killed in a car accident while on vacation in Italy two years ago.

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On 2021's Path Of Wellness, Sleater-Kinney confronted crises personal and public by doubling down on what they knew and using it as a springboard for exploration. And what Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein knew best was their dynamic as a duo, after drummer Janet Weiss' much-publicised departure. "Let's get lost, baby," they harmonised, embracing the unknown in sync.

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