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Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

1997

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Dig Me Out
Album Summary

Dig Me Out is the third studio album by the American rock band Sleater-Kinney, released on April 8, 1997, by Kill Rock Stars. The album was produced by John Goodmanson and recorded from December 1996 to January 1997 at John and Stu's Place in Seattle, Washington. Dig Me Out marked the debut of Janet Weiss, who would become the band's longest-serving drummer. The music on the record was influenced by traditional rock and roll bands, while the lyrics deal with issues of heartbreak and survival. The album cover is an homage to The Kinks' 1965 album The Kink Kontroversy. Two singles were released in support of the album: "One More Hour" and "Little Babies". The title track "Dig Me Out" peaked at number six on the KEXP Top 90.3 Album Chart in 1997 without being released as a single. The album was acclaimed by music critics, who praised the album's energy and feminist lyrics. Retrospectively, Dig Me Out is considered the band's breakthrough record and is frequently included on several publications' best album lists. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 189 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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Thu Jun 10 2021
5

Lots of feelings and vulnerabilities exposed with this one. I first heard Sleater-Kinney when they opened for Pearl Jam in 2003. I was…not a fan. My ears felt assaulted. In the almost 20 years since I first heard them, I have tried several times to like them. I SHOULD like them because they have all the pieces of a band I should love. Women who rock and pull no punches. A sound that is unique and a message I can get behind. I can’t quite figure out what I turns me off so much and I have spent way too much time pondering this question. I thought at first that it was the way her voice sounds like reverb to me, but I think that could be really interesting used in the right way. I actually really dig the music so that isn’t it either. I think what it boils down to is that it feels like she is just shouting at me. Now stick with me here because this is the soul bearing part. It turns out that I have a huge double standard. I can listen to a man scream into a microphone and find it earnest and impassioned. I listen to a woman scream into the microphone and I find that I want her to tone it down, pretty it up, not be so emotional. Oh fuck, how did I get to be so sexist?! And now you know my deepest shame. It turns out that I want to smash the patriarchy but in a nice (and more melodic) way, which is really not smashing it at all but just succumbing to my programming. I’m giving this album 5 stars and I will keep listening to it because this album, more than any other, has made me think about myself and how I view the world and who taught me to view it the way that I do. It turns out I disliked Sleater-Kinney because it feels like an exposed nerve, which I think is kind of the point. And one that I want to keep exposing.

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Thu May 06 2021
5

This entire album just worked for me, the dissonance, distortion, the low production value, everything about it just clicked

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Sun Jan 02 2022
3

3.4 - The songs rock but I find the vocals shriek-y, like I'm being yelled at by my girlfriend for 35 minutes straight.

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Thu Oct 01 2020
4

S-K makes the good music. The guitar tone is consistently excellent across the album, very raw to go with the vocals. My ear for drums must still be amateur, as this is where most notice a change for the better with the introduction of Janet. But I haven't listened to any of their live material post-departure, and it's about time to return to their latest.

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Thu Feb 04 2021
5

This is one of the best albums that I didn't know and I'm listening now with this site. This is just a great and classical rock album with all the strength and soul that was expected from a real rock album. For sure, it is a five-star album

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Sat May 01 2021
2

This was like listening to my angsty 14 year old sisters band in 1993.

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Thu Jul 08 2021
5

This is the kind of album that makes me regret not listening to it sooner, because I could have been enjoying this one for years already. Perfect blend of punk, indie & menacing, angular post-punk vibes. Great strong vocals. Whole album is lean as hell with no spare flabby moments. 5* quality.

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Tue May 11 2021
4

This one his hard. I mean, it's punk, right? You don't expect pretty vocals from a punk album. And, as a fan of punk, I'm not much bothered by harsh, off-tone, or grating vocals. Nor do I have issues with female vox that are brash and rough. I kinda dig the riot grrl thing, to be honest. That said, I do think that the main vocalist is the primary issue here. The problems are two-fold. First, the vocals are super inconsistent. One track will be great, the next will be indiscipherably mumble-shouted. The next will start great and then turn into atonal nonsense. The second issue is Corin Tucker's leaning into her vibrato too heavily. Her vocals on this album are a one-trick-pony that's asked to perform so often that the trick loses its novelty. Overall, though, this is a solid punk album and I'm here for the riot grrl schtick. It works for me.

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Thu Oct 21 2021
4

Verlaine's guitar, Patti's yodel, Joey/Dee Dee/Tommy/Johnny's/'s pithiness, Thurston/Ranaldo/Gordon's turbulence. It's amazing when a band can wear their influences so proudly, yet still sound utterly unique. Every song is an anthem to be played while the world collapses, and during its reconstruction.

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Mon Mar 08 2021
3

A Sleater-Kinney song could possibly work for me in a soundtrack but I’ve never been able to get involved in their stuff

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Wed May 03 2023
5

My musical education started in the nineties, and of course I've been aware of who Sleater-Kinney are since that time, and their importance for the riot grrrrl movement taken in its larger understanding. An old friend of mine is a huge fan of this album, for instance, and I've always loved the reference to the Kinks on its cover and artwork. But oddly enough, before *Dig Me Out* popped on this app, I had never given it the attention it fully deserved. And boy oh boy (or should I say, *girl oh girl*), how excited I am to finally discover it properly. The energy on this LP is just fantastic, earworms abound (whether they come from the melodic guitars or the impassioned vocals), and the tracklisting has the sorts of dynamics I usually love in rock albums. A quick listen might give you the wrong impression that the songs are quite the same, but their respective moods are actually pretty different from each other, Sleater-Kinney always picking up the ball to send it in an unexpected melodic direction from song to song. To be a little more specific... The title track opening the album is as tense as it should be, thanks to its minor chords, "One More Hour"'s vocals are as catchy as its quavers on guitar are enticing, "Heart Factory" is the band's version of a blues cut using nineties quiet-loud-quiet shenanigans to great effects (nice percussion sounds in the background, by the way), "It's Enough" is short and sharp, "Things You Say" has an elated chorus, while groovy and organ-laden "Dance Song '97" foretells what Le Tigre would do a few years later--here referring to another important riot grrrl figure, Kathleen Hannah (more about that later on). As for the last track "Jenny", it aptly closes the proceedings on a moody note that leaves you wanting for more. And these here are just highlights among many others. I don't think there's a single dud in this fantastic record. I rarely give 5 stars for albums I didn't already know by heart on this app. And here I am giving such mark now. So I'm buying this LP right away. And speaking about riot grrrrls, it also gives me the occasion to buy another record by Bikini Kill on the side. Bikini Kill is the first band of Kathleen Hannah, another pivotal figure of that "girl indie punk-rock" movement who would later found Le Tigre, as I said earlier. I've had my eye on that Bikini Kill release for quite some time now, and I can't resist taking it as a companion piece for *Dig Me Out* (at least if I can find a version of it that's cheap enough). So thanks, Dimery and co. Number of albums left to review: 571 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 207 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 100 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 126

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Sun Dec 03 2023
5

This is what this project is all about. Dig Me Out is the best surprise I’ve gotten so far. Corin Tucker’s vocals are incredible. So raw, her natural vibrato conveys some urgency it’s almost panic. Add in blaring, frantic guitars and you have a borderline masterpiece. This album is unrelenting from start to finish. Dig Me Out, One More Hour, Turn It Out are a stellar opening, Jenny is an incredible closer. Just to take a few 9.1/10 6.2/10

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Fri Feb 23 2024
5

I’m about to go on a tear, because this record’s got me fired up. So buckle up and get your helmet on, it’s going to get real. In my reviews, I’ve often made reference to the idea that “indie rock” doesn’t mean anything anymore, that it’s just a style that’s being chased, a formula, a bland melange of nothingness…an image to be sold for your springtime trip to Coachella. So when I listen to “Dig Me Out” once again…a record I’ve known for years, a record that has character, that has something to say, that stands for something, a record with a sense of purpose and palpable aggression…well, fuck me, but I can’t help but feel that I’m right about the sorry state of modern “indie”. Everything that makes Sleater-Kinney great is absent from a large swath of modern indie music. There’s no comparison, no analog for Sleater-Kinney, because they weren’t interested in fitting into a scene, they were making it their own. “Dig Me Out” is a five star record for all of the reasons I outlined above, but also because the guitar playing is excellent, the drumming is great and the songs, one after another, are fantastic. It’s got attitude and individuality and if you don’t like what Sleater-Kinney has to say, I’m pretty sure they’d have no problem telling you to go fuck yourself. In closing, Sleater-Kinney is cooler than you could ever hope to be.

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Thu Feb 24 2022
2

Stop warbling for christ sake

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Fri Nov 17 2023
2

Nr. 39/1001 Dig Me Out 3/5 One More Hour 2/5 Turn it On 2/5 The Drama You've Been Craving 2/5 Heart Factor 1/5 Words and Guitar 1/5 It's Enough 1/5 Little Babies 2/5 Not What You Want 2/5 Buy Her Candy 3/5 Things You Say 4/5 Dance Song '97 2/5 Jenny 3/5 Average: 2,15 Had a hard time with the vocals

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Sat Jun 12 2021
5

I love the Riot Grrrl sound so much. Not only is this important music, it is also impressively powerful, raging, and Righteous.

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Thu May 13 2021
5

Like a cherry bomb of emo punk energy

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Tue Aug 17 2021
5

One of the greatest albums of the 90s. Guitar interplay is amazing. Corin Tucker's vocals are incredible. 9-10/10

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Thu Dec 22 2022
5

Holy shit I forgot how much this album rocks. THANK YOU.

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Wed Apr 19 2023
5

This has such an attitude that no matter what you do with the album itself it stays with you. You wanna raise a feminist fist and say “fuck the patriarchy”. Every tune is punk in all the right places while possessing some straight banging riffs and biting lyrics.

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Sat Jun 12 2021
4

Super fun riot grrrl stuff. Gets a little samey, but not in a bad way. It wants you align with its vibe, and if you won't do that then fuck you. I like that energy.

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Mon Apr 12 2021
4

Sleater-Kinney find their stride on this album full of angst and polish. Girl rock deserves some special attention as this exemplifies what the genre can offer.

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Sat Apr 03 2021
4

Daaamn, sounds fucking good. gay gay homosexual gay

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Fri Jun 02 2023
4

Man, talk about a band that helped define the music of the 90s. This album contains some of the best guitar work of the decade with vocals that just rip your face off. It’s not my favorite of Sleater Kinney’s, but that’s just a compliment to their discography.

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Fri Jan 19 2024
4

I'm profoundly late to the Sleater-Kinney party. And hallelujah, it's a 90s rock album that's not over an hour long, clocking in at a lean 37 minutes. And those 37 kick ass. People complaining about Corin Tucker's voice can't hang. Highlights: Dig Me Out, One More Hour, Words and Guitar, Little Babies

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Thu Oct 26 2023
2

So So Album with a lacking lead singer imo

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Wed Jul 26 2023
1

reminds me of that art project where they have women try to read books whilst sat atop a sybian this has so much vibrato / voice trembling that it sounds as if they are also doing that

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Thu Feb 04 2021
5

такое, конечно, под настроение заходит - и вот сегодня как раз было настроение=)

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Fri Jun 04 2021
5

Classic. Never gets old. 9.5/10

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Sat May 22 2021
5

Very familiar with this one...always a good listen

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Mon May 10 2021
5

Sounded like pumk to me. I liked it the energy and rawness of the guitar and vocals. Will listen again!

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Wed Jan 12 2022
5

The third SK's studio album of 1997. Nice punk rock from 90s. I like the energy raw sound and nice vocals of this album. The cover is an homage to The Kinks' 1965 album The Kink Kontroversy.

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Sun Mar 27 2022
5

Record labels did a horrible job exposing gems like this to me when I was 27 years old. That's the only explanation for why I never heard this until now. What an absolute fucking joy. After 309 albums, I live for moments like this: Finding something new (to me) and immediately falling so hard it that a band becomes a new obsession. This warranted a repeat listen right away, since I didn't want it to end (but props to Spotify for following it up with a banger by The New Pornographers). We could all use a little more Sleater-Kinney in our lives.

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Wed May 25 2022
5

This album just straight up rules

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Fri May 27 2022
5

I really love this album. Riot Grrrl greatness! Corin Tuckers voice—powerful, and that tremolo or whatever it is… ❤️

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Wed Jun 01 2022
5

Great album, really liked it. V 90s, intense, quite grungy. Excellent.

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Thu Jun 02 2022
5

1997, great year for music. I listen to this all the time, but probably only discovered it about 10 years ago. One More Hour, right in the feels. Oh you've got the darkest eyes.

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Wed Aug 24 2022
5

Love Sleater-Kinney! This is probably in my top three of theirs (behind One Beat and The Woods in that order). But honestly all their records are great. Corin has such a great voice! She and Carrie's guitar interplay is always so exciting and full of energy. Janet is a badass. A shame she's no longer with them. All together, great band.

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Wed Aug 24 2022
5

Hole that sounds good. Really nice riffs. Somehow sounds like '70s rock. Banger vocals Really don't like "Turn it On" All and all 8/10 would listen again

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Fri Sep 09 2022
5

I have a gigantic enormous middle-school-style crush on Carrie Brownstein. The rest of the band is also awesome. This band is awesome and cool.

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Mon Sep 26 2022
5

My general musical opinion of the 90’s is that 90-96 is pretty golden then 97 onwards is a mixed bag. Sleater-Kinney seems to be the one of the better bands of the late 90’s this music sounds so fresh, emotive and primal while sounding like the classic punk bands of the late 70’s. For a more 90’s example Sleater-Kinney sounds like a more primal and less wire-y American elastica. The rawness of the album gives off the illusion that you’re in a sweaty rehearsal room standing right before them playing their instruments it’s surprisingly amazing. Something about this band strikes an exact inner rage, I don’t exactly know how though but it’s a great power the band has on me, and this is my first listen. It’s a 5/5 for me but I could easily see the next person giving this a 1 for the exact reasons why I like them it’s all pure matter of taste.

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Mon Oct 24 2022
5

Excellent album that I hadn’t listened to in a while.

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Fri Dec 09 2022
5

Aikansa soundi kuuluu, mutta jotenkin tää oli musta aika ajaton.

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Sun Dec 25 2022
5

Can't believe it took me this long to finally listen to Sleater-Kinney!!

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Sun Mar 26 2023
5

this is such a fun listen. excellent album

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Thu Apr 20 2023
5

I have never heard of this band before, but not only was that a mistake, it was a generational failure on my part! Maybe this album sounds so great, because I have listened to it for the first time, so I was was fresh and I didn't know what to expect. But then, I have listened to "Dig Me Out" for the second and third time, and I have to say - it's even better than I thought. One of the songs, "Jenny", instantly went of my 'favourites' list. The punk rock music Sleater-Kinney present here is not exceptional in any sort of a way, it's just solid, very interesting clean melodies, a "dirty" guitar sound and a very solid drums. But what puts the songs together is the vocal - it's simply amazing. You can feel the anger, some sadness, but also real feeling of freedom. It reminds me of Alanis Morissette song "You Oughta Know" - very similar style, full of energy, anger and disappointment. Honestly, even though it doesn't sound great, with a powerful style like that, you can sing about flowers - I would hate them with a passion. Great album!

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Thu May 11 2023
5

I loved this so much, such great girl rock

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Sat May 27 2023
5

9/10 super fun punk! some of the harmonizations are a bit janky, but it’s still a great album

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Fri Jun 16 2023
5

One of my favorites. So raw, so catchy. It grabbed me immediately back in the 90s and I revisit it regularly.

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Sun Jun 18 2023
5

A great album to listen to and feel angry about stuff. I loved it

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Mon Jun 19 2023
5

This is a seminal riot grrrl album and one of the best. Almost every song on here is energetic and ferocious, and the ones that aren’t are great as well. Just an all-around classic for a fan of punk and arguably the best of its subgenre.

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Wed Aug 23 2023
5

🤘 I probably prefer Call the Doctor slightly, but this is still one of the best albums of the 90s. Easy 5.

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Thu Sep 28 2023
5

i really like this album. i would say this album is pretty abrasive, but i think it's also pretty fun to listen to. the problem i have with a lot of other abrasive albums is that i don't find them fun to listen to, but i appreciate sleater-kinney's approach to songwriting and the apparent meaning behind their songs. i love that their music does not cater to the typical notion that music made by women needs to be soft, elegant, pretty. their music can be harsh, noisy, aggressive, and that doesn't make it any less womanly. good stuff.

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Thu Oct 26 2023
5

Having never heard of this band or album, wow what a fantastic banger! Full of punky brash guitars and urgent drums with impassioned vocals. LIKE!

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Fri Nov 17 2023
5

Definitely my favorite or at least top 3 SK albums, and an absolute favorite overall. Love Little Babies, One More Hour, Words and Guitar, Buy Her Candy, etc

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Wed Dec 20 2023
5

Great 90s garage punk from a female perspective.

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Sun Dec 24 2023
5

Long live riot grls and women in rock

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Fri Dec 29 2023
5

I’m a fan of Sleater-Kinny and this is probably their best album. The interplay between Tucker and Brownstein and the guitar work is just about perfect. Glad to listen to this one again!

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Fri Dec 29 2023
5

I love this band and this is a great album. It was a fun re-listen.

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Sat Dec 30 2023
5

7 stars. Glorious punk from a glorious band.

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Tue Jan 23 2024
5

"Dig Me Out" is the third studio album by American rock band Sleater-Kinney. It is considered their breakthrough as they changed labels to Kill Rock Stars to get a wider audience. It was also the debut of drummer Janet Weiss which solidied their sound. And their music? Some say punk. Yeah, that fits but ultimately it's just rock and roll. The music and album cover were influenced by and paid homage to the Kinks' "The Kink Kontroversy." Besides Weiss, Sleater-Kinney is Carrie Brownstein (guitar, vocals) and Corin Tucker (vocals, guitar). According to Carrie Brownstein, all the songs are about her relationship with Corin Tucker and Tucker's relationship with her future husband, Lance Bangs. The album had wide-spread critical acclaim. A guitar riff and in comes the pounding drums as "Dig Me Out" starts. Corin screaming, howling. This is very much in your face. Corin's trying to get out of a relationship (with Carrie?). "DIg me out, Dig me in, the mess we're in." Well, there's no doubt what the next song is about. "One More Hour" is about the Carrie-Corin break-up. Dual layered guitars, both with melodies to die for. Corin's emotional lead vocals. Carrie's criss-cross backing vocals. "Oh, you've got the darkest eyes." The speed up. The slow down. This is one of the best songs of the 90's and one of those you want to play again after it's over. "Turn It On" has more in-your-face lyrics. Handclapping. A nice rock-pop melody. "Words and Guitars" has a catchy chorus and more criss-cross vocals from Carrie and howling from Corin. She's contrasting what music is expected of girls to play and what they play. I wouldn't want to get into an argument with her on this. They continue the counterpoint and protest to traditional feminist roles in "Little Babies." Bringing the catchy chorus "dum dum dee dee dum dum dee dum yeah." A a great Carrie guitar solo. "Buy Her Candy" has just a guitar and Carrie's voice and is one of the strong songs on the album as she likes a girl even though she's fickle and selfish. "Dance Song '97" brings a dance beat. Yeah. Melodic layered guitars and what appears to be a simple song about being in love. This is a great album and one of my favorite of the 90's. Catchy vocals and melodic hooks. Corin's voice is a thing of power and emotion. Urgent sounding guitars. Pounding drums. An outpouring of personal lyrics in the songs. No Sleater-Kinney album is a bad listen and this one is up there with "The Hot Rock" and "One Beat" as their best.

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Wed Jan 24 2024
5

An electric album! Full of riffs!

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Tue Mar 12 2024
5

Hell yeah, I love this record! We play this at our house pretty regularly, so already a 5/5 without having to listen, but I did anyways!

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Fri Jul 09 2021
4

These rockers are full of vigor, and I cannot relate, for I am merely a sentient blob wasting away into nothingness over time. Seriously, though, this was riot grrrl all the way. Having always had a tough time getting into punk (not into such brash vocals for any gender at all), I actually enjoyed this? Sometimes I liked being able to focus on the instrumentals a bit more, but I think that's just my musician bias showing. A 3.5 that's getting pushed into 4 territory.

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Thu Jan 07 2021
4

Pretty cool punk album with woman lead vocals.

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Tue Apr 13 2021
4

Loved the final song, emotional and raw voice lines accompanied by clear and playful guitar sounds

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Tue Jun 22 2021
4

De esa música que creo que debí haber explorado hace años, cuando me empezó a gustar Pearl Jam (a los que le abrieron el concierto de 2003 en México al que no pude ir). Me gusta mucho la voz de Corin Tucker (en este disco) con ese vibrato que transmite enojo o tristeza. Y bueno, el detalle de en 1997 tener una banda sin bajo, de puras chicas y con una exrelación tortuosa entre ellas.

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Mon Apr 26 2021
4

Although I love bass, I also enjoy a duel guitar setup. Lots of fun interplay here. Like a good trio too cause you can hear each element so distinctly. Wish I woulda caught a show back in the day.

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Sun May 02 2021
4

Frickin' dope. I am now a riot grrrl!

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Mon Apr 26 2021
4

A great album, love the driving grunge, lyrics with vulnerability and aggression. Had listened only to their more recent album from 2019, which was also very good. Coincidentally I was recently listening to a This American Life episode from 1997 in which they featured "Words and Guitar," which made me like that song even more. I did not learn until after that there is no bass, which I was impressed with because they have achieved a full sound without it.

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Wed Jan 20 2021
4

A very cool album. I would never have head it but I am so lfad I did. Bands that started as punk bands make for cool bands.

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Wed May 19 2021
4

Dig Me Out is the follow-up to Sleater-Kinney's highly acclaimed second album Call the Doctor, released in 1996 by the queercore independent record label Chainsaw Records. Call the Doctor confirmed the band's reputation as one of the major musical acts from the Pacific Northwest, rebelling against gender roles, consumerism, and indie rock's male-dominated hierarchy The song "One More Hour" is about the breakup of Tucker and Brownstein's romantic relationship Like its predecessor, Dig Me Out also features songs that show frustration with sexism and gender stereotypes.[12] "Little Babies" is a protest against the traditional maternity role, while the title song "Dig Me Out" exposes a woman in a dominant role.

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Tue Jun 22 2021
4

Cuando vi que tocaba punk otra vez pensé que no me iba a encontrar en ánimos de escucharlo. En realidad fue una sorpresa bastante grata, de nuevo un disco sencillo pero muy correcto musicalmente, no trata de explayarse más allá de lo que debe, 36 minutos y 13 canciones. En este caso, a diferencia de Wire creí por un momento que debían de ser como del 86-89 y me agradó mucho ver que había gente haciendo punk propiamente dicho en el 97, sin exagerar en tratar de evolucionar melodías, hacer pop-punk o meter demasiado sonido de rock alternativo, ni esos sonidos que vendrían casi ya en ese momento para el garage revival. Un disco de punk muy bien hecho, que se oye clásico para cuando salió sin escucharse anticuado ni trillado en sus sonido. Me agrada que sus letras no suenan quejosas ni a sermón pero sí tienen bastante fuerza de un mensaje feminista, incluso cuando pareciera que algunas solo hablaran de "desamor." Creo que los grupos de mujeres en el punk siempre le dieron algo de frescura a una escena que se presta a ser club de Toby y es aun más agradable conocer a un grupo que vale bastante la pena incluso sin tomar en cuenta el género de sus integrantes. Este disco suena muchísimo mejor y vale más la pena que cualquiera de los que nos han tocado de garage revival y en este caso sí es un disco que podría verme escuchando de nuevo en un futuro cuando estuviera de humor punksoso.

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Wed Jan 27 2021
4

There are some awesome guitar tones on this thing. I enjoyed much more than I expected to.

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Thu Jul 22 2021
4

Dig Me Out is a super strong opener. Though I don't really love the dual guitar no bass setup, sonically it works. Though Corin Tucker's vocals cut like a frenzied, razor sharp knife. Not What You Want is great multi-layered track. I do love how the backing vocals are so distinctive on the album in general. Jenny is a strong closer.

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Fri Apr 02 2021
4

enjoyable sonic youth vibes on "not what you want"

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Wed Feb 24 2021
4

Generally I would give it a 3, but the day wanted me to have the mindset for this. Fun ride.

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Sun Mar 07 2021
4

Rock. Good but not memorable.

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Sun Jun 13 2021
4

I know Carrie from Portlandia, but this is the first I've heard of S-K. Great energy, interesting chord progressions for punk (I -> ii -> I, etc.). The vibrato starts to grate..

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Thu Jun 10 2021
4

So I have a memory of going to a Pearl Jam show with Kate in Baltimore, and Sleater-Kinney opened. Kate was not a fan. And this is what I have always remembered any time Sleater-Kinney has come on or come up in discussion, especially around Kate. Now I have learned that this never happened. We did go to the show in Baltimore, but Sleater-Kinney wasn't there. (We may have both seen Sleater-Kinney open for PJ in '03, but weren't there together.) Not sure how this Mandela Effect of a memory got into my brain, but I'm gonna default to blaming the marijuana. As for "Dig Me Out," and Sleater-Kinney in general... I've listened at least 3 times trying to figure out where to land on this. I like female-fronted rock bands. Really like. It's what I listen to more than anything else. Sleater-Kinney should be right up my alley. But I've never quite gotten into them. I've always tolerated them more than Kate, who despite that false memory really doesn't dig Carrie Brownstein's voice. I've only ever listened to them in small doses - I think this was the first time I listened to a full album. My first reaction was an agreement that I don't love the warbling thing that Brownstein does with her voice. But by the time I got to the end of the album, it was growing on me a bit. Sometimes the warble is used very effectively, other times less so. On repeated listens, I came around more. She's still not in my top 10 of female rock vocalists (been thinking about that a bit), but I can tolerate and oftentimes enjoy/appreciate it. However, Corin Tucker's backing vocals on "One More Time" - "and you, and you..." - are annoying. And "Little Babies" is by far the worst song on this record - I'm not sure what hell-yeah sees there. "Dance Song '97" is my favorite. Throughout the album, though, the energy is great, full of punk and riott ferver. I still wound up stuck between 3 and 4 stars. So I'll complain about the 5-star system again. Untappd has a 5-star system, but broken up into .25 increments. If I give 3/5, that's a 60%. This album isn't "barely passing," but I've also gotta keep a scale on this system somehow that differentiates between B+ and B- albums. I promise not to whine about the star system for another 10 albums...

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Tue Jun 15 2021
4

Rad. Unique voice. Good listen all through

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