Sleater-Kinney are on the verge of kicking off a tour in support of their latest LP The Center Won’t Hold, and today, they share the non-album track "ANIMAL."
“‘ANIMAL’ is a song about rebellion, retaliation and rage,” Corin Tucker said in a press statement. “It is a song about letting go of all politeness and filters and letting the ‘animal’ side speak. The vocals for this song were recorded in St. Vincent’s home studio, a perfect place to unleash a voice like this.”
Their North American tour kicks off in Spokane next week, with drummer Angie Boylan (previously of Freezing Cold, Aye Nako, Little Lungs, Cheeky) stepping in for Janet Weiss, who left the band earlier this year.
Check out "ANIMAL" below, available now via Mom + Pop Records.
Tour Dates:
10-09 Spokane, WA - Fox Theater
10-11 Boise, ID - Knitting Factory Boise
10-12 Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
10-13 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
10-15 Minneapolis, MN - Palace Theatre
10-16 Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater
10-18 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
10-20 Louisville, KY - Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
10-21 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
10-23 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
10-25 Washington, DC - The Anthem
10-26 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
10-27 Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
10-29 Boston, MA - House of Blues
10-30 Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
10-31 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
11-01 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Rebel Complex
11-04 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
11-05 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
11-07 Houston, TX - House of Blues
11-08 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
11-09 Austin, TX - ACL Live at The Moody Theater
11-11 Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
11-12 San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park
11-13 Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory OC
11-14 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
11-16 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
11-19 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
11-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
11-23 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
Sleater-Kinney guitarist and singer Carrie Brownstein spoke with Sound & Vision host Emily Fox about The Center Won’t Hold, how she’s seen the music industry change for women, and the departure of drummer Janet Weiss from the band.
From the forthcoming full-length The Center Won’t Hold, out on August 16 via Mom + Pop.
After two decades, Weiss leaves the band before the release of The Center Won’t Hold.
