Search - Sleater-Kinney :: Woods

After three years, still an all-time favorite album

Patrick E. Orlob | SLC, UT USA | 02/19/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"SK remains one of my all-time favorites, and I'm sad that we'll (probably) never hear anything new from them...



I was listening to The Woods today and was struck again by how much I adore this album, and lamented that the band is no longer together. As an SK fan since Dig Me Out's release, I was initially caught off-guard by the huge departure in sound from their previous releases. But what I found was an incredible piece of musical art. I remember popping in the disk and hearing "The Fox," and I knew I was in for a treat with this album.



I would not trade in those earlier SK albums for the world, but listening to The Woods as an album -- and indeed, this is an "album," not just a collection of songs, is a sonic treat.



There's still a lot of the feel of earlier SK in songs like the 'Jumpers' and the brilliant 'Rollercoaster', but what made me -- and continues to make me -- sit up and take notice is the epic 'Let's Call it Love'/'Night Light'. For a band that won my heart with some of the best songs two-and-a-half minutes can buy, SK do a jaw-dropping 15-minute musical saga... There is not a song on this album that I don't love.



I might not recommend this album to people who haven't heard SK before. Start with Dig Me Out or maybe even One Beat. And even if you are a fan, The Woods might take some getting used to... but it's WELL worth letting it work it's magic."

Best S-K Album!

R. S. Kenewick | Brisbane, Australia | 04/02/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is S-K's best album and the best ROCK ablum of the 21st century to date (Apr 1, 2009). Monster beats, shredded guitars, booming base, and unbelievable vocals (lead and harmony). Get your hands on it and listen. I can only imagine what their next album would have been like.

I miss S-K!!"

Janet Weiss Rules

state | 08/06/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was the first Sleater-Kinney release I ever listened to, so I can't profess to know what came before. What I can say is that I was instantly stunned. Who were these chicks? Two guitars, no bass and just drums for bottom end? The drum attack was bigger, stronger, wilder, faster, and totally HUGE. Here was no studio star. Here was no celebrity stand-in nor even Keith Moon back from the dead-- just wee little Janet Weiss. "Let's Call it Love" is an 11 minute tour de force every bit as epic as anything in the rock 'n roll pantheon. 5 ***** stars with a drum roll."