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Sleater-Kinney Settle into Formulaic and Diminished middle age.
Though many fans didn't seem to like their somewhat experimental/electronic 2019 release, The Center Won't Hold, I appreciate that they were trying some new things. While not all songs work, I think most do, and some are among their vital, intense and best work.
After the departure of long time drummer Janet Weiss, Path of Wellness followed in 2021. It finds them reverting to their more standard but somewhat mellower punk-ish ... read more
While a little uneven, most of the songs effectively convey the burning intensity of their previous work in a more electronic context courtesy of producer St Vincent. I think it's sad so many unfairly disparage this album, probably because it's a departure. But I appreciate that they take chances and experiment on this album, and somewhat surprisingly most of it works.
I guess the self-produced POW is the type of safe release we might expect from a middle-aged SK. For the most part that's not really a good thing since it mostly lacks the urgency of their best work, and the few songs that do pretty much follow the standard SK template. The rest of the album is sort of like a more tepid version of their much better, somewhat experimental album, The Center Won't Hold.
I'm not writing them off completely, but compared to the intense vitality of their best ... read more
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