No more Sleater-Kinney, my friends.
This just in:
"After eleven years as a band, Sleater-Kinney have decided to go on indefinite hiatus. The upcoming summer shows will be our last. As of now, there are no plans for future tours or recordings. We feel lucky to have had the support of many wonderful people over the years. We want to thank everyone who has worked with us, written kind words about us, performed with us, and inspired us. But mostly we want to extend our gratitude to our amazing fans. You have been a part of our story from the beginning. We could not have made our music without your enthusiasm, passion, and loyalty. It is you who have made the entire journey worthwhile.
With love and thanks,
Sleater-Kinney"
Their last show appears to be Lollapalooza in Chicago this summer.
UPDATE: I have it from a reliable source that their publicist says they are trying to schedule a Northwest show before the summer's out (none of their final shows were in the Northwest). I doubt they wanted freaking Lollapalooza to be their last show. Not that any of us will be able to go, but you know. It's still nice news.
UPDATE: Last show will be at the Crystal Ballroom, in Portland on August 11. A much more fitting departure. I will have just returned from the NW four days before that - booo.
4 comments:
I honestly feel like they had a great run but they did all they could do creatively. Their last album really didn't work for me. I don't like Led Zeppelin, and I don't like Sleater Kinney channeling it. It just had a weird 70's really overtly male music vibe to it. They didn't transform it, they paid homage to it. Anyway, they were awesome and I'm glad they're quitting before sucking (except for that last album).
Don't a lot of indie bands always break up right after they get on with a bigger label? Pisser.
Seems that way, doesn't it. That happened to 7 Year Bitch too, right after they signed to Atlantic. SubPop is a far cry from a major label though, and S-K certainly seemed to be doing just fine on Kill Rock Stars, so I'm not even sure why they made that move. My take is that they're all in their mid-30s now and are probably wanting to go off in different directions creatively - I may be naive, but I feel fairly confident that they'll come back together at some point. Hopefully Janet W. will continue with Quasi in the meantime, and I can't wait to see what Carrie B. does.
quasi's new album just came our recently - when the going gets dark. i thought it was pretty good (but not as good as old s-k!)
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