Dig Me Out

I like this album a lot. It is the kind of late 90s rock that I grew up on, so not a huge surprise. I'll put this on rotation and dig into the rest of their discography to find more gems. Favorites: One More Hour, The Drama You've Been Craving, Dance Song '97, Jenny

Grrrl-punk energy with a lot more than the classic three chords. The lead singer's voice sounds like it's constantly on the verge of breaking up, which certainly gives the songs a certain energy. And no bass player? Heresy! Not really my thing, but it's a good example of what it wants to be.

I don't know, it's not a bad album but I don't think its songs generated any interest in me.

Irritant. DNF

Kind of fun! Definitely interesting and different.

Decent garage rock, but pretty grating vocals.

Saw them open for Wilco in 2021 and was not impressed. Lots of noise and screeching singing. They’ve been a bit of the butt of a bunch of jokes since, so I was not anxious to listen to this. Turns out, it’s not that bad. Still could do with a little less screaming. But I like the music a lot.

It was decent, very influential in its time but maybe not quite as impactful as it was.

Great alternative touchstone album, featuring an all-woman power trio. The riffs and music are decent, but the singer is kind of grating after a while - she uses a rapid vibrato that typically ends up sounding goat-like in punk music and it's an affectation that doesn't appeal to me.

Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? 🤔 Would buy on Vinyl? ✅

I thought I would like this more. I usually alt rock/punk like this, but I think the lead vocals is too screamish and mostly annoying. There ‘s almost no variation in her singing. The songs are pretty decent, but I can’t get by the vocals. I think I may have enjoyed them more if I saw them live. Best song: Dance Song ‘97

An album I'll come back to every five or six years and like. This would be the first time I loved it.

how else can I put it other than they just fucking shred

Immediately grabs you by the throat and doesn't move an inch. Corin Tucker is one of the greatest vocalists ever. What this album achieves with 3 musicians is so potent and electrifying to the point that it defies all conventional studio wisdom. Who needs a bass player! Janet Weiss is the greatest. The way Tucker and Brownstein weave in and out of each other's playing and singing is also so singular, maybe my favorite dual guitar attack in all of rock history. It's hard for me to make an argument against this being the best Sleater-Kinney album. Some days I prefer listening to No Cities to Love but this is just such a lightning bolt. If anything, even better than I remembered on this relisten.

not my favorite SK album but a great one nonetheless and doesn't overstay its welcome at all!

The singing on this was so grating. This style of vocals is just not for me. The instrumentation was fine, I guess, but it wasn't enough to cancel out the bad singing. If anything, its averageness made the singing all the more apparently worse. Favorite Track: Dance Song '97

3.2

I wish I knew about Sleater-Kinney in high school. Such great 90s era punk.

This was a surprise, great little assortment of foid punk.

The First Ladies of Grunge or Garage Rock or Alternative? My college roommate loved Sleater-Kinney, I guess I didn;t give them enough of a shot. One More Hour is a really good song. This album is really good. I got a little lost in this (and doing my actual work). I like it more than I ever thought I would.

puta que pariu FINALMENTE um album digno de 5 estrelas depois de tanto country, rock e folk chato de homens chatos; realmente recompensador já conhecia as queridas e algumas músicas e não tem muito o que falar além de rasgar elogios pra elas e pelo álbum. esperando que haja mais punk feminino e riot grrrl nessa lista de álbuns favoritas: dig me out, turn it on, words and guitar, it's enough e dance song '97

The drama you’ve been craving is a jam

Sux

Some fun riot grrl rock. Extra points for being from Olympia.

When to listen: moody my-so-called life vibes. I always kind of assumed I'd like S-K cause it's my vibe but I couldn't get into this album, which is a bummer. The sound, the harshness... maybe I just need to give it a listen when I'm in a different mood. I do, however, agree with the reviewer that said "if you think this is like 'being yelled at by your girlfriend' I'm sorry that you hate women"

I was today years old when I learned of the Riot Grrrrl movement. A shame I missed it, these girls kicked ass.

Like the music, didn't like the vocals - 2 stars

Album 1083 of 1089 Dig Me Out- Sleater-Kinney (1997) Rating : 2.5 / 5 This was a nice jolt of energy to start the morning. From the very beginning, the album comes out hard and doesn’t really let up. It’s fast, loud, and full of that raw punk energy that keeps things moving the entire time. One thing that stood out is how tight and focused it feels. It’s not a long album, and it doesn’t waste time trying to be anything other than what it is. It hits its stride early and just keeps pushing forward with that same intensity. There’s a certain drive behind it that works really well for a morning listen. It wakes you up a bit, keeps your attention, and doesn’t overstay its welcome. The whole thing feels direct and to the point. Sometimes an album’s strength is simply how well it delivers on its intent. This one knows exactly what it wants to be and follows through from start to finish. Overall, a quick, energetic, and enjoyable listen.

nothing special but not bad

Great punk music. Female lead vocals on this genre of music almost always elevates The experience

Great guitar work. Although, I can't help but find the singer(s) voice(s) a little bit annoying. It sounds like she's straining her voice and on the verge of crying, or like she forgot to do vocal warm-ups and only went with the first take on vocals. Kathleen Hanna (Le Tigre, Bikini Kill) does it better, in my very personal opinion. However I did enjoy the album overall. "Jenny" is my favourite track, and the style that I believe the main singer's vocals fits best with. I'm curious to find out if another album of theirs has more of this style.

Not bad, but whatever? Singing is not good, the music does rock and it's not boring.

The drums are solid and the best part of this album. The lack of bass is noticeable and leaves a little bit of a hole for me overall. I’m not a fan of the vocals but it fits the music. I thought this was a good listen overall though and had some rocking songs on here I really liked.

If I wanted to listen to a chick whine and bark at me, I’d take a long road trip with my wife and force her to ride shotgun. At one point I even thought the guitars were pissed at me for whatever it was I supposedly did. The lead singers vibrato grew tiresome by the third song which means there was only ten more songs of agony left to be heard. If we could lose the vocals and make this an instrumental album it would be exponentially better but it is what it is.

They sound like Hole if Courtney Love was good at music. I never understood the hype around Sleater-Kinney … kind of a critics’ darling band that never lived up to the hype, at least in my eyes.

Screaming with that vibrato and a shrill voice was rough. I had a hard time making it to the end.

A three who don't fill out the sound, that or the producer didn't know how to dial the drums down. One of the greatest albums of all time? Well it's nowhere near and instantly forgetable

Gostei

Just not interesting. I heard like one riff that made me pay attention.

I already listened to this This rating is for don’t be dumb by A$AP rocky

Ok

I didn't like the vocals at all. Too screamy, too buried in the mix just not my thing at all. The music isn't bad but not good enough (for me) to put up with vocals that I dislike. Dig Me Out is another album that I didn't hate but also not an album I will ever hear again. The album cover art is clever, a homage to The Kinks' 1965 album Kontroversy *(*⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) cute job!

Dig Me Out took me a minute to dig into. The first few songs didn't do much for me, but about half way through I was digging it. Ok, I'm done digging. The vocals are the big point of contention for most people I imagine, and I think they do sound a little samey over every song on the album, but that's like the band's whole identity. That's my point of contention on the album: the variance from song to song is pretty low. But the energy is there, and that goes a long way. Standout tracks were "Heart Factory" "Words and Guitar" and "Little Babies." While punk and post-punk aren't my favorite genres, this album was pretty solid and fun to give a once-over. 3/5

Excellent. Rocking with some punk and post punk influences. It stands on it's own even without being one of the best women's rock albums. It's definitely on my list of recurring listens! 4.

Love the energy of this but the vocal style wore out it's welcome with me before the end of the album.

I love that this project is finally forcing me to actually take a minute to listen to all these amazing artists who should have had my attention for years. Sleater- Kinney is yet another band whose name I've heard endlessly, but I just never got around to listening to. I love the punk ethos with short and fast songs that don't overstay their welcome, the lo-fi production, the sharp and snappy drumming, the catchy and distorted guitars riffs. Her voice takes a minute to adjust to, but once you do, you realize it's ferocious and warbly in all the right ways.

3 stars

Tony hawk music

Rocks big time.

Solid enough. The your-local-band tier production works for this style of music. Not much really caught my ear, but I respect it.

Wanted to like it more than I actually did.

If I were 10 years younger I'm sure I'd love this. As it is, I admire the effort and like their guitar sound a lot. Also, happy International Women's Day.

The guitar tones and drumming are perfect on this album.

I was hyped to listen to some female-lead rock, having recently took a liking to the song "Seether" by Veruca Salt. However, I don't think this lives up to that standard. I don't particularly find this melodious in any sense for it to be catchy. A combination of obnoxious vocal delivery and pretty pointless lyrics. But yet again, I think that's the point of the Punk rock attitude. On the bright side, decent guitar rhythms and a very energetic sound. Safe to say that the Riot grrrl movement is not my cup of tea in Rock. Slightly unbearable album.

Nice raw energy. Love it.

Other Sleater-Kinney albums: The Hot Rock (1999) 5/5 All Hands on the Bad One (2000) 4/5 One Beat (2002) 4/5 The Woods (2005) 4/5

Like the energy. Album is a good mix of indie/punk. I enjoyed it. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

I enjoyed this. Solid kinda punky throughout. "Little Babies" is a great tune. And it sounds like it influenced Pearl Jam - the guitar work sounds like it could fit right in on Vitalogy. Tremor Christ is so like it. Ah, wait, it's the other way around! This album sounds like it belongs a decade earlier. Still a great tune, though.

A little bit better than I thought it would be!

Really enjoyable alt/indie album from S-K. Lots of hooks, riff and aggressive vocals make for a good listen with bags of energy.

This album surpassed all of my expectations. I was aware of this band but never gave them a real listen. Such an energetic and catchy album. Really cool similar-but-different guitar and bass riffs in each song make it sound more cacophonic than this small of a band should sound. I loved it.

I’ve always wanted to like S-K more than I do. I saw them about twenty years ago, and it was a great show. Their records though strike me as just stereotypical 90’s angry rock. At the time, they may have seemed different and emotive, but now it’s like a trope. I can’t see any situation other than ticking off boxes on a list like this where I’d choose to listen to these vocals. It maybe didn’t help that a car alarm was going off outside my apartment for hours before and during listening to this- or perhaps those were the perfect conditions. This record encapsulates, maybe intentionally, irritation. Definitely not for me.

Fulfills the promise of the first two albums and then some. Corin Tucker's voice is a air-raid siren for the ages.

Dit soort bandjes hoorde je altijd als je ging kijken bij de popprijs van Amersfoort. Dit zijn de type bandjes dat je de zaal even uit loopt om bij de rokers te staan, ook al rook je niet. Ik snap wel als je dit hoort dat mensen beginnen met roken. Kortom: Slecht voor de volksgezondheid deze muziek. Dat deze band een studio in mocht om een album op te nemen lijkt mij een foutje. Dat dit album in de lijst is gekomen lijkt mij ook een foutje. Dat ik dit album nu moet luisteren lijkt mij ook een foutje.

heel kut...

Albumcover zag er veel belovend uit, 3 coole meiden en een Danelectro gitaar. De 35 minuten voelde echter aan als 3 uur, iets kan natuurlijk je smaak niet zijn qua genre maar het album werd onluisterbaar vanwege haar zenuwachtige dunne hoge stem.

A 5, because I am just intentionally putting my thumb on the scale. This is way cooler than the 400 or so also-ran britpop and grandpa rock bands populating this list. Anyhow TBH this is probably more 4-ish but the sorta-low 3.0 score it's getting globally is based on rolling stones-core losers.

This was a fun album, kind of a power punk album. I gave it a 4 but would really be a 3.5 but worth a listen for sure.

I have never heard of this band before and was quite excited when I saw it was a female led rock band. For the most part I would say that it was just alright really, it was solid but didn’t excite me I thought it might.

Likes: drumming, groove, drive Dislikes: vocal tone and melodies are screechy; songs all sound the same Overall I can see why someone would want this, but it’s not for me. When I can’t connect to the vocals at all, I can’t find much joy in the songs.

Хз не мое

I mean, it’s ok. Didn’t like it much but it’s listenable.

Love it. The vocals on ‘One More Hour’ can be a little rough when listened to on headphones, but still a near perfect punk/alternative/indie album.

Terrible.

ganz schön wild war das damals... heute eher... "na ja"

Excellent!

Album was ok, really of its time. Quite a basic production.

I cannot handle the warble. It’s a shame as there might be some decent songs underneath it.

Angry 90s grunge girl rock. I live.

Raw, fresh, divisive. Liked it.

Almost stopped it really but the 2nd half raises the bar

Great fucking punk album. The thing about this album I like the most is the instrumentation, specifically the amazing chemistry between them. The song that really won me over was “one more hour”. The songwriting in that song is crazy and the energy not only in this song but the whole album is so fucking punk it just brings a massive smile to my face. The only part of the album that I think rubs raw for me is Carrie’s vocals are both original and grating. It’s not immediately grating, in fact I love her screaming delivery, but after several songs of her screaming in that same register for 13 straight songs it does start to wear thin. Again I adore this album and I think the vast majority of it is peak punk, but I also think listening to this album all in one sitting is gunna turn off Aton of people cause of her vocals. Like her wild delivery works so well in “words and guitar” but for whatever reason I hate it on “turn it on”. I guess I think this album having more diversity of vocals would’ve made a huge impact, in the same way that I think bjork is at her best when she had others to bounce off of like in the Sugarcubes. Probably not the best punk album on the list, but easily one of the best I’ve heard so far.

Awful noise.

Love me some SK (PDX ftw!)

I want to support women-led bands, but the braying vocals and tinny guitars just aren’t appealing to me.

They are cool!

This grew on me.

There were some quite enjoyable bits in here that I thought were pretty good, if you could get over the overall scratchy chalk vibe of the whole album.

I found the vocals hard to enjoy at first but they got better and better I thought. My favourite song was the last one. Something about this album is very Canadian... I will not elaborate on what I mean by that...

I wanted to like this more than I actually did because ... it's a female rockband and that sounds exciting. But this ended up being wayyy too punky for me and I'm just not into that, I read one review that really captured this - something along the lines of 'it felt like my girlfriend was screaming at me for 35 minutes straight'. Couldn't agree more except change girlfriend out for just 'a girl' although that doesn't really have the same impact. Anyway, that's not to say that there weren't parts to this that I did actually like, it's more that I'm unlikely to return to the Sleater-Kinney universe.

They seem quite cool, and the guitar definitely elevates this. Punky stuff isn't really my vibe though

This didn't sound at all like I thought it was going to. I was thinking Tegan and Sara. No, this is loud, hard-rock Go-Gos, specifically because the singer sounds like Belinda Carlisle using vibrato on 99% of her notes. Boy, does that get annoying. And the guitar tone is not great sounding either. Somehow I didn't dislike it enough to give it a 2, but I'm not going to put it on again. Maybe their other stuff is less annoying? Best track: Words and Guitar

I don’t hate it, it’s just not my genre. Likes: One More Hour, Little Babies

it's not the best Sleater Kinney record but still decent, generous 4 stars

Disappointed. Started off ok but then every tracked sounded the same.

I've never heard of them before - and oh how much do I like their music on this! It's fun and it rocks so hard. Therefor I'd like to give them the four stars but unfortunately the screaming vocals are not my favor. 3,5

The original 90s rock trio coming at you with another masterpiece.

not my thing

I like this! I will be listening to this album again. It's a nice vibe for just putting on while I'm doing other things. A couple songs did stop me from what I was doing because I liked them enough to add to a main playlist of mine - Words and Guitar, and Turn It On.

Some of these were a straight ear-worm

Was so hard to finish

No standouts

ooooh this sounds good already enjoying Dig Me Out (first track on album). Angst and longing. I like their sound. I can see how this would influence others within this genre. Who influenced them? Who did they influence?

I gotta say, Dig Me Out is a super enjoyable album. I guess i probably should have expected that seeing as this is a punk rock album and i enjoy that type of music but i will still keep saying that this is a super fun album. Of course, the main stars of the show here are the guitars. They have that nice amount of heaviness and grit but still have enough energy to them that always makes them fun to hear no matter what song they are in. Now the vocals though, i'm a little mixed on, for the most part they sounded good but did have some parts where i just wasn't a huge fan of them. That does unfortunately dock this album a star but this is still an absolutely great album. Best Song: Jenny Worst Song: Little Babies

Peak riot grrrl punk with a very 90s sound. Three things always stopped me from fully getting into S-K: the shrieking, inconsistent vocals, the fact that there’s no bass, and I’m just not angry enough at men. Love Portlandia, though… 3⭐️

Yelly girl punk? No. God no. Make it stop.

So much forward momentum. Not my cup of tea, but it’s impossible to ignore

I liked it. Reminds me of Avril Levegne

This one was fun.

good punk fuck you music, just a little one-note across the album

Peak riot grrrl, makes me want to be even more lesbian. Doesn't sit right with me that one of tge members is married to a man.

They slay. I hear a lot of what the Strokes do guitar-wise a few years later in here.

Now, it might sound super obvious, but a good rule of thumb for an album is to have both the first and last song stand out. They say that when you’re watching a movie, reading a book, listening to an album, etc, the things that sticks with you the most are the beginning and end. Over the course of my time with this project, I’ve noticed that for my playlist consisting of my single favorite song from each album, I heavily tend to enjoy the opener or the closer the most. Unsurprisingly, this album is no different. According to Spotify, the big hits of Dig Me Out are the first three songs on the album. However, my personal favorite was the closer, “Jenny”. What a great way to end an album. That song just totally rocked. Now, this is the only Sleater-Kinney album on the list, and I can’t say I know much about them as a whole. Song wise I don’t know any of them. The only fun little factoid about this band that I know is that they opened for and have played with Pearl Jam more than a few times over the years. Any friend of Pearl Jam is a friend of mine. Listening to this album for more than a few minutes and you can definitely see why they’re so close. The prime definition of Riot Grrrl playing with the often politically charged lyrics of Eddie Vedder make for a good 1 2 combo. Albums like this are an important inclusion on the list, as they paved the way and influenced women everywhere to rock out, motivating them to take up a fight against important causes and inspiring change. It might not be my absolute favorite sound, but it’s still good enough as it is and succeeds in what it’s trying to do. An important inclusion on the list that I’m happy got chosen. I can’t say I’d really return to this one very often personally, but I’m happy that I got to spend the day listening to it. I find the lead singers voice to be a little much at times, but the instrumentation is fantastic, and some songs, notably the intro to “One More Hour” actually really remind me of Pearl Jam in places, which is pretty cool. I’m comfortably going to give this one a 3/5. It was pretty enjoyable throughout. Nothing new or breathtaking, but good.

Strange that I roll this album now. Granted, I've never heard of this album or artist before, though judging by the cover I expect that I'm in for something similar to Le Tigre's debut album, which I inexplicably decided to give a relisten a few days ago. These ears respect wahmen, so I guess I'm curious to give this one a listen. May as well get into it. Yeah, pretty similar to Le Tigre, albeit properly mastered this time. Hmm. I thought this was pretty shit. The songwriting brings out the absolute worst of these vocalists. I dislike warbling falsettos wherever I encounter them, and these vocals are uniquely offensive with how shrill, yet smoothed-out they are. The instrumentals are a more adept offering. The hooks are solid, and the songs segue and transform to respectable degree. Truth be told, I don't like this punky, garage-rocky sound and the instrumentals are generally pretty samey, but I respect them on account of being a competent showing from the genre. Overall, this album made for a pretty dull and occasionally irritating listen, but I salute that short runtime. Book time. "...a perfect blend of ideology, attitude, and wicked riffs." Nothing else in there of note. Wikipedia says this album was the band's breakthrough release and received a lot of attention from critics at the time. We're really doing this pick? I suppose I'm favourable to it on the grounds of it being pretty far-removed from the norm, but there's gotta be better lady-centered music than this. Granted, I'm not a patron of female punk music, so it's not like I know any better. I suppose I cosign this inclusion.

I totally misjudged Sleater-Kinney. I somehow pictured them as a pop girl group, which couldn’t be further from the truth. Turns out they’re straight-up rockers, and they absolutely shred. It took a track or two for their vocal style, that raw and fierce delivery from Corin Tucker, to click with me. Once it did, though, I was hooked. The album hit hard, and now I’m excited to explore more of their discography. What a pleasant surprise!

yellowjackets typa music

Som do Noroeste dos EUA produzido nos anos 1990 por uma banda de mulheres? SENSACIONAL!! TRI x HBB Kai.

Legalzinho mas não muito notável. Guitarras e vocais que gritam, às vezes a barulheira acaba sendo demais. Percussão ótima.

3.5

Well I really kind of liked their sound, but the vocal style really grated on me with the vibrato technique that they use. Solid sound though brought down by that. I'm at a pretty decent 3 stars though

Instrumentally, there's a lot to latch onto. Vocally, she sounds like Belinda Carlisle (yay!) but with a rapid-fire vibrato that is impossible for me to get past. This would be a 3 or maybe a 4 star album, but that warble/vibrato really drags it down. 2 stars.

The singing wasn't my thing, but the instrumentals were nice.

It sort of gets better as it goes in, perhaps the jarring nature of the vocals falls off and the energy of the tracks can shine more.

Nooit zoveel naar Sleater-Kinney geluisterd, maar dat is een fout geweest. Erg tof album, van begin tot eind. Tip voor de rest: Heavens to Betsy, Corin Tucker's band vóór Sleater-Kinney. Iets harder, ruiger, maar net zo cool.

Dit is oprecht niet een bad album, maar het lukte me niet het af te luisteren. Was gewoon even helemaal niet de vibe voor mij op deze dag. Verdient eigenlijk een relisten om eerlijk te judgen.

Fun album, maar geen echte highlights voor mij

Toffe late-90s grunge plaat. Had geen idee hoe deze band eerlijk gezegd, dus een positieve verrassing.

Think I need to give this another few goes

3.5 stars. I liked this one, didn’t quite love it, but it was a strong listen. I’d heard of Sleater-Kinney before — mostly through mentions from Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder back in the day — but had never really sat down with one of their albums. Knowing they came out of the Pacific Northwest scene in the mid-to-late ’90s makes a lot of sense once you hear it. This is just good, solid punk rock, and what really stood out to me was the lead singer’s voice — captivating and sharp in a way that cuts through immediately. I also liked how the two vocalists played off each other. I didn’t dive too deeply into the lyrical themes, but sonically this one worked for me. Favorite Track: One More Hour

Some fantastic female-fronted punk that is both full of energy and emotion. A great experience.

Es hat mich lange schon nichts so sehr berührt wie diese Team Dresch Platte. Ah, falsche Band...

This was awesome, really enjoyed the entire album

Not my cup of tea...

New to me… enjoyable snd would listen again

Not my cup of tea. But enjoyed it in parts.

Riot Grrrl - what a great genre!

7/10

I don't know how they passed me by when I was young

the vibes from this album were amazing, it felt like it had its own personality

Raw riot-grrl rock. I’ve always sorta liked these plucky gals. Brownstein went to my high school, used to do burnouts in the parking lot with her dad’s corvette. She only lasted a year.

This had some good energy to it and pretty listenable for me. 3.5 goin down.

In a nutshell: rock your own way Sleater-Kinney passed me by as a young teen. Teen me would have liked the guitars and the beat. Adult me doesn't mind this album. I'm not a fan of staccato voices overall. Carrie (or is Corrin on lead vocals here?) is indistinguishable. Which is a shame, because the lyrics are just as important as the music on a punk rock meets riot grrrl album. Dig Me out, like Le Tigre's self titled, is one of those albums that encapsulated a movement as well as a microgenre. It's not for me but I can definitely see its worth. Overall: 4/10

schwach! irgendwelche queers, die handwerklich schlechte Experiemente machen

A new discovery for me - which surprises me as back in 97 this would have been right up my street so am surprised it passed me by. Really enjoyed the discovery - will defn listen again. Solid 4.

When Florence Welch shouts at me, I could listen all day. When Corin Tucker shouts at me, it reminds me of Alanis Morrisette and I want to run away.

sleater-kinney's legendary power trio lineup that solidifies on this record creates some of the densest gardens of earthly delights u can grow in what is fundamentally relatively straightforward punk minimalism. fugazi (esp Repeater) also comes to mind, with how Explorable all the interplay feels in my ears, but the writhing dual guitars here create something rly uniquely powerful and Musical and often beautiful. over half the album just Kicks Your Ass In but theres always such Layers of sound to appreciate, combining to create the impression of something more simple than it is. and rly im equally impressed by the last few songs where they Rly stretch out their powers, sometimes in a poppier direction and sometimes in a more abstract one. rocked my world tbh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are songs. With melodies.

no thanks.

I thought this was cool. Loud and rocking, and the chick from Portlandia is pretty funny.

Not too shabby. 3.5 stars

I really hated this, mostly because of the vocals. Stunned anyone would voluntarily listen to this, also that Rolling Stone would say there are fewer than 200 better albums ever recorded.

I hate to sound like an incel, but Sleater-Kinney is essentially a novelty act. Yes, they are abrasive lesbian feminist rockers and that's neat. But there is nothing memorable about the songs on this album, other than the shouty vocals. Their inclusion as an 'important' band seems derived almost completely from their 'unique' identity among rockers. But there are so many better lesbians.

I liked Heat Factory. In general, the back and forth of Sleater and Kinney was cool. Great concept for a punk band, but I wasnt wild about the tunes. 2.5 stars Im wondering how influential this was. The wiki cites REM, MCR and Green Day

I've randomly seen this band twice live at music festivals (Pitchfork in Chicago over 10 years ago, and last year in San Francisco at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass). Their live shows are excellent, super high energy and they sound great. Most of the songs though, on this album, aren't really great enough to listen to on their own. The later album, No Cities to Love, has a more modern sound (had the song Price Tag from that album bookmarked - good tune). Big fan of this style of lady-led bands, but would go for/plug St. Vincent, The Beths, Partner, and Ratboys (top album two years ago for me) as my favorites in that category.

Meh

Where have I been? I was even into the alternative rock scene pretty deep at the time this came out, and I never listened to it. It's a perfect rock album. Not a single dud track, or even an "Eh, it's ok", 100% great album.

Stop shouting!

This was awesome! Liked it way more than I expected. It was cohesive with a sound and point of view, but not repetitive. Guitar and vocals sounded great and made me want to explore more of their music. Top Songs: One More Hour, Things You Say, Dance Song ‘97

Hell yea...loved this.

3/10 - Punk rock, not my thing

4.0 (and rising) (36:34, 13 tracks, 3rd album, 1997) Punk (Post-Punk, queercore, riot grrrl) Third Sleater-Kinney album but definitely their breakout album. Seattle, WA. Riot grrrl (All “chick”) band, best drummer (Janet Weiss) debut. Sounds good and not gimmicky (as sometimes all “blank” bands do). Lots of commenters complained about their screamy vocals being annoying, agreed on first listen this can be distracting but I promise if you listen multiple times that goes away. Their guitars (two guitarist, no bass) are just amazing and I think the lack of a bassist kind of illuminates their “screechy” vocals (“you just don’t get riot grrl, it’s not meant to sound sexy to a man’s ears.”) Tucker’s vocals are stronger (and can be more off-putting) than Brownstein’s but together they are power duo + Janet. Punk just isn’t supposed to play in the mini-van on the way to soccer practice. Another reviewer said it best, their a huge double standard where men in punk can scream but women need to remain sexy. There’s a reason many critics name them the best rock band in America – it takes a bit to acquire a taste for a 3-piece without a bassist. They certainly can’t be credited for genre forming of riot grrrl (late to that party) or queercore but they contributed a lot to both. Factoids Album cover – Kink’s homage (Kontroversy), nice. Band name – apparently a road where they rehearsed (no Sleater’s or Kinney’s were harmed in the making of this album) Carrie and Corin dated briefly, broke up, stayed together as a band, both define as bisexual but dislike the focus on their sexuality (Brownstein particularly being outed in Spin magazine). Tucker married (believe they’re still married) filmmaker Lance Briggs (2 children) Favorite song – Little Babies Track Listing - *denotes single 1. "Dig Me Out" 2:40 2. *"One More Hour" 3:19 3. "Turn It On" 2:47 4. "The Drama You've Been Craving" 2:08 5. "Heart Factory" 3:54 6. "Words and Guitar" 2:21 7. "It's Enough" 1:46 8. *"Little Babies" 2:22 9. "Not What You Want" 3:17 10. "Buy Her Candy" 2:02 11. "Things You Say" 2:56 12. "Dance Song '97" 2:49 13. "Jenny" 4:03

Decent enough - 90s indie rock type thing - nothing special, but perfectly listenable

listened to the first song in the shower and it annoyed me so i turned it off lol

Album was decent. I like the 90s rock sound, but it didn't blow me away by any means. Lots of the songs ran together. I did like the lead singers vocals, though.

Punk didn't get much better than this in the 90s. It's ferocious, driven, and - most importantly - filled with catchy hooks. The band is capable of screaming ragers here, like the climax of "Turn It On" and the chorus of "Not What You Want." There's maybe no more exciting moment than that first snare hit in the beginning of the title track, and none more than cathartic than the burning collapse of the closing track. But the melodious, intertwining guitars are a joy too. "Words and Guitar" is basically a pop song. "Dance Song 97" combines those pretty guitars with a soaring chorus creating my favorite song on the album, the best of both worlds. Add on the fiery, meaningful lyrics and this becomes one of the best rock albums of the 90s.

Didn’t really connect with this too much. Was ok in patches but overall listening experience was not that enjoyable.

Hyvä rock-levy!

Highlights: - Jennie

hello rebelious girl group band, great to see you again

Hot stinky dog turd of an album. 1/10

In the late 90s I met a girl from Oregon. She would go on to become my girlfriend, and at one point she was “the one who got away.” I loved her, but I was young, and I wasn’t ready. We used to argue about politics and music, as one does when young, and she loved Sleater-Kinney and tried to convince me that they were great. I was having none of it; I thought it was screechy and unlistenable. Politically, she always leaned more to the right than I did, and we would have raucous debates where she would try to convince me that conservatives were good people. About Sleater-Kinney, at least, she was right.

I like the feminist punk movement, I just wish they didn't all have banshee screeching vocalists

Brimming with late-’90s punk-rock energy, lead singer Corin Tucker’s super annoying vocals overshadow the rest of the band and detract from an otherwise solid, punchy album.

There are some Punk bands that I like, although it's not my usual kind of music (anymore). I've never heard of this band or any of their songs. It's okay-ish, though nothing remarkable or memorable.

Solid punk album with no skips and some highlights in buy her candy, Jenny, and turn it on

adore the vocals and the songwriting is pretty good too but the production is unfortunately lacking for my taste

This was great! I loved the cool, grungy guitars and screamy vocals -- it really reminded me a lot of other 90's girl bands like Veruca Salt, which I also really like. Anyway, I loved this album and listened to it three times back to back -- no notes, excellent musicianship and recording. Five stars.

I wanted to like this but it didn't check enough boxes for me. Sort of punk, sort of grunge, sort of indie? I didn't like the vocals even though the lyrics are good. Musically not as catchy as Veruca Salt.

Punk rock

This is a completely new one to me, I’d never heard of them. On first listen I instantly thought of be your own cat but not as aggressive. I was mildly impressed but then on the second listen I couldn’t get over that warbling, it was doing my head in. I really wanted to like this as well

OK

Absolutely love every minute of the album – especially the vocals.

6 - AVERAGE

I'm sorry but Carrie Brownstein's vibratto really gets on my nerves (assuming it's her). I didn't see or feel much depth to the songs which sounded more like a series of unfinished demos without any bass present.

Very grungey. Wasn’t familiar before but honestly look forward to listening to them more.

finally some good alternative stuff, great punky rock

Nice low key production style, as if it is recorded as-is in the rehearsal studio. The voices get to be a bit tiresome although the second leg of the album makes up for a lot!

Love the energy of this album. I came very late to Sleater-Kinney, having only discovered them when the Centre Won't Hold came out in 2020. I don't know how I missed them until then, but was delighted to get to see them in March 2020, literally just before the pandemic shut down. They were great, even without Janet on drums. This and The Woods are perfect albums in my opinion.

Not bad

It’s pretty cool. Karen O might have listened to this before forming Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Enjoyable energy and attitude exudes through this album. The raw, grungy guitars make you feel like you're listening to a live rock band in someone's garage. For the most part this is a good thing, but the vocals are way too wailing for my liking. Having said that the closing track ‘Jenny’ is killer, big fan of that one. Overall, a good listen but not totally my cup of tea.

Don't think I've heard of Slater-Kinney before, but I liked their sound. Will have to revisit. Listened to painting the kids' cupboards on the last day of January work holidays 2026 - 11th Jan.

Solid album. The music has good energy to it. The vocals get a little samey but that's fine with me. Extra stars for the Sabbath Vol. 4 on the wall of the album cover. There's a little Iommi in all of us.

Just another pretty good punk album to me, first and last song were great though

this ain’t anything like what i would normally listen to but i rly enjoyed it, i might listen to more by them

I couldn’t get into this one. The music wasn’t bad, but the vocals were hard to listen to. Too much falsetto or whatever it was that didn’t fit in with the music.

Really enjoyed. Will listen to the rest of their stuff. 5

it was okay, i really only liked Dig Me Out. the rest got a little on my nerves

Sounds good lol 8/10 202

More polished than a lot of punk I've heard. That was interesting to experience. The vocals are often a bit in a very similar flow and I'd have liked to hear a bit more variation there Standouts Dig Me Out Words and Guitar 3/5

my only real complaint is that songs about how cool music is are generally not good and Words and Guitar is unfortunately yet another example this is a formal request to add Veruca Salt to the album list and to replace Garbage's debut album with Version 2.0. thank you for your consideration.

Interesting

Again annoying vocals and the instrumentals made me feel nervous at points.

לא התחברתי לקול של הזמרת בכלל, וזה גרם לי לא להנות מהמוזיקה בכלל, ניסיתי אבל לא הצלחתי להתחבר, אני מעריכה רוק אנד רול אז שמתי כוכב אחד ולא אפס (אי אפשר אפס אבל שיהיהה)

I strangely heard Wild Flag before Sleater-Kinney. I think its pretty average, nothing horrible but then nothing amazing either.

Oh my god I love this. Turns out I knew one of their songs, and generally like it, but I really love the rest of the album. Completely my jam.

mid

Fun punk garage rock vibes with some catch ones

Very good album!

Raw female rock, I don’t know why but I couldn’t get all the way in. It is a scene for sure and they can crush it. Not my scene but I see the importance of albums like this.

just ok

This album is a glorious mess of righteous rage and indie punk angles. The tracks smash through rock n roll heartbreak, like female Ramones. Anyone who dislikes this because of whiny or shrieky vocals needs to get off the tracks. This is the sound of feminism taking up arms.

It was awkward but i liked it and will listen again

Super cool album. Love the atmosphere throughout. There's a raw edge to everything which really appeals.

I have always loved this album. I know that the vocals aren’t for everyone, but I have a recurring dream that I walk into a random bar in a small town and stumble upon 90s Sleater-Kinney shredding whilst bewildered bikers on bar stools can’t help but vibe.

Some good stuff but overall too much shrieking.

Very energetic and estrogen-fueled garage punk. Predictive of the 00's indie boom, with its minimal instrumentation and straight-to-the-point songwriting. The vocals can get a bit much at times. Key tracks: Dig Me Out One More Hour Little Babies

Something about Sleater-Kinney is just a little off for me, and I'm not too sure why - perhaps they are just not as compelling in my opinion as Kathleen Hanna or PJ Harvey? It almost feels a little bit sanitised, a little bit Alanis Morrisette (and that's not a dig, I gave Jaggered Little Pill a 4). That is to compare Sleater-Kinney to some of my favourite music though, so I am more saying I don't know why I just like this album, instead of LOVE it. It's an easy 4 and well deserving of being on this list. Pussy Whipped by Bikini Kill is sadly missing from the list though.

not bad, high 3

I like this. Into punk and girl rock. Riot girls

Their third album. Punk / Rock / Indie. Authentic, angsty, distorted, shrieky, messy and punchy. The album is kind of all over the place but it works for me. It's also nice for a 90s Indie Rock album to be short and to the point. I liked it.

Not a bad listen

Sounds like a teenagers’ band playing in the garage.

Solid

Quite bad

Alright here we go with another band I’ve heard of but not heard much from. I listened to a more recent release a while back and enjoyed it. This one sounds pretty good to me! I immediately noticed the inventive guitar work which intertwine very well with each other and sounds great hard-panned. Great riffs and lines and a great sound. Probably would be fun to play live although it must be a challenge to sing over it! The drumming sounds great as well, real good energy in the beats and fills. I also dig the urgent sounding vocals and the overlayed vocal lines. This was a great listen and I now really want to hear their other albums!

Didn't like at all! The vocals were either dreary or screaming.

Should like this more, as I like indie girl bands, another listen required- I have downloaded the album

A band that I'd probably enjoy live with a couple mates but one I don't enjoy listening to on my way to work.

I really enjoyed this album. I'd listen to this again for sure.

So so. Kind of weird

This album is one of my favourites, and ticks many boxes: a cracking pace and punky sound, with excellent animated vocals. Plus it doesn't overstay its welcome at under 37 minutes.

I feel like the songs got better when the album kept going. The last song Jenny is a really good closer. I've been wanting to listen to this album and this finally gave me the excuse to listen and I can say I'm satisfied.

20/1089 I really enjoyed this entire album. A lighter, cleaner, punkier version of Hole and I could hear some Juliana Hatfield tones as well as some K's Choice (I'm not an addict). Very fun album to listen to but my one complaint is there weren't any 5* songs to lift this album from a 3* to 4*. Next time they should add some 5* songs. Liked...buy her candy, little babies

Me ha gustado en general pero sin nada que destacar

Combines the best elements of Veruca Salt with Sonic Youth. It took a few tracks to grow on me, but I found the end result rather entertaining.

Really think another singer with a fuller sound would enhance this, otherwise, decent group. “Little Babies” was a standout.

I wanted to like this more. 3.5

It's OK, I guess? I don't like the vocals after more than a song or two.

Grrrl Rock goddesses

Dope

The songs aren’t bad but that voice. Whoa. Is it a choice? Is a result of stretching her voice? Either way, it distracts from most of the songs. My rating 2.8

Indie punk rock. In short bursts great but over an album wears a little thin.

Very raw and energetic

This is an interesting album as it’s grunge adjacent but most certainly its own thing. The female lead is a bit ahead of its time (and a precursor for what’s about to come). And if you like guitars you’re going to love this.

Not first listen; 4.5; Discordant, harsh, edgy, but still really melodic and catchy - I really enjoy this album. The album has way more personality that makes it stand out much more than other albums. One I will come back to more often now that I've given it a close listen for this project.

Musically, this is vibrant and full of energy. It really gets your motor revving. The singer's vibrato can be grating and sound like a goat, which dampers my enjoyment.

fun listen!

I hated that. Way too samey of a soud throughout, and that sound might be a goat from the alps. Not a fan of vibrato in general, but that one irked me in particular. I would add that it is not visionary in any way, no need to listen to that at all

Pros - great opener, great closer, love the strident urgency in the vibrato in Carrie's voice, and the contrast to the macho rock nonsense of the time Cons - definitely dips in the middle. Strident urgency gets tiring. Read Carrie's autobiography and came away finding her quite unpleasant as a person, which ruins the vibe a bit. 3 probably fair.

Punk. Didn't get thru it.

That's a lot of shouting!

Decent.

Sleater-Kinney is my first album? Hella good start, but I feel a little targeted. I've certainly listened to Dig Me Out before but it's been ages.

meh, ritmos muy equis y me cagan las voces con vibrato fake jsjajaj

Experimenté el mismo asombro y esa sensación de que el mundo se detiene para permitirte escuchar con total atención que cuando escuché a Bikini Kill la primera vez.

pta qué perro está el interplay de las guitarras

If you filter the reviews for this album for only 2 and 1 star reviews, thats a nice list of people to not take seriously

Sweet riot grrl/slacker rock record. Heck of a breakout album for a late 90s release that's somehow not considered grunge even though it feels right in line with Nirvana to me.

Hell yeah! This is some good music right here! Sleater-Kinney is certainly a band that's worthy of being on this list. Their riot grrrl roots and influence on modern-day punk rock and indie rock scenes are more than enough to justify them having an album on this list. Dig Me Out is apparently one of their best albums, and it's pretty good. The energy here is infectious. I really love the dual guitar riffs and the guitar tone of the album as a whole. It's very fun and engaging. I'm not huge on Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker's vocals on the album, but they fit the vibe that the music is going for and I can't complain about it that much. I don't even really feel like complaining about it. I just prefer other vocal styles. The writing is good. It's quite honest and it does a great job of showing off the punk spirit behind the band. Feminism is cool, y'all. The album's consistent but not monotonous. It knows when to end. Dig Me Out is pretty good. Decent 4/5.

7/10

Good

Found this to be fairly generic angry girl rock

5/10

i love feminism now

listening to all of these albums is so interesting because i can pinpoint exactly which modern artists have taken inspiration from which albums. in this case wet leg comes to mind

ahhhh too much sound!!!!!

This was a bit repetitive for me

Top notch

Noisy, hooky, great.

It's one of those female punk rock albums that are apparently necessary to be on this list, but leave me a bit cold. Yes, I'm a man and can still appreciate this stuff.

Całkiem niezłe. Taki trochę wywrzeszczany kobiecy rock. 4

Fine, bit generic for that kind of thing

It was alright. Listened to on a flight and fell asleep halfway through

Not an fan. Marks for a consistent and cohesive sound. 1.25 /5

Can’t go wrong with their first few albums, a close second to The Woods for me

Solid rock album Fave track: One more hour

The shrieky vocals start to grate by the last third of this album, at least for me anyways. 3.5/5

I liked it. I like angry girl rock. What I really like about this one is you can hear the lyrics and really rock out. The guitar is pretty killer as well (Jenny was my favorite)

What I like most about this band: the guitars. Tucker & Brownstein have a really great synergy and a knack for meshing creative guitarings. Their song writing is pretty original and feels like a mix of Sonic Youth and the GoGos which is a pretty weird blend but seems to work. I wasn't a big fan of Tucker's vocals at first but after a few listens they are growing on me. There are some people who will say that you don't really need a bass player. Two guitars and drums will cover it fine. And those people are wrong. The sound is a little flat and could be better with bass.

I went through an obsessive Sleater Kinney phase 10 years ago. I love their image, and Carrie Brownstein (guitarist/singer) was doing Portlandia which I was also obsessed with. Her humor is irreverent, silly, and yet highly intelligent. Those hit all of the sweet spots of my soul. This is a good album of high energy, tense rockers, with Turn It On being my fave SK song and Little Babies is up there too. Their music takes me right back to trips to the PacNW: Portland, Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma. Once there I of course had to seek out the road that they are named after, which is easy enough to find as it’s just off of the I-5 near Olympia. I don’t consider this to be their best record. It’s great in its own way, but they really hit their peak with 2002’s One Beat, and especially with 2005’s The Woods…an album that could rival most anything by Led Zeppelin.

I was introduced to this band in the early 2010s and even somehow have this album on vinyl (which I discovered going through our vinyl just a couple weeks ago). Their sound didn't hook me when I first listened back then, so I never really explored them. I'm so glad this is in the project, because giving it full attention today gives me a totally new appreciation for them. These songs are so well written, and these ladies rock! Super fun listen and amazing energy, I really fell in love with the whole thing. Little Babies is my fave, but there are so many great tracks here. Added bonus that Carrie Brownstein is in the band. (But you can still have the album CJ, I already offered it..lol and sniffle)

It was ok just not my style of music. It was just too slow

he sound of a heart sprinting downhill in combat boots. Rating: ★★★★★ 5/5 Short Review: Raw, lean, and electrified. This album is a controlled explosion—tight riffs, vocal harmonies that feel like arguments with perfect pitch, and drums that sound like someone slamming a door on purpose. Sleater-Kinney reinvent punk here with intelligence, swagger, and zero wasted motion. It’s not angry for the sake of anger. It’s anger as clarity. Anger as architecture. Favorite Track: “Words and Guitar” — a love song to sound itself. Feels like sticking your head out the window of a speeding car and screaming something cathartic into the wind.

4.5

Acano de hacer la revisión de Hole, y le he puesto un 3, principalmente porque estas sí que fueron mejores en todo: influencia, talento y coherencia. El punto justo de actitud punk, letras feministas y calidad musical. Mucha mayor influencia que Courtney Lovre, sin ir más lejos en St. Vincent, que les produjo The Center Won't Hold, o Courtney Barnett. Este Dig me out y One beat fueron los más aclamados, pero en general, el nivel siempre es bueno, con un regreso que no rebaja un milímetro la calidad y ahí está el mérito (sobre todo No cities to love). Un buen cruce entre Throwing Muses y Sonic Youth, sobre todo por la voz de Tucker similar a la de Hersh. Para completar tenemos a una guitarrista haciendo de bajista (se acuerdan de Kim Deal??, una pena no explorar esa voz como ella sólo puede hacer). Aqui también citan a los Go-Betweems de Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express. Aquí van a toda pastilla: One more hour es una delicia. Words and guitar otro temazo power pop. Little babies es simplemente radiante. Buy her candy o Dance song 97 es el estilo que más me gusta, entre ruido y melodía. Para completar el disco que St. Vincent, Margo Price, Wilco, The Linda Lindas, Courtney Barnett, Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, Low y Tunde Adebimpe de TV On The Radio les rindió como tributo: Dig me in: A Dig me out covers album. Chiquita y chatarra les deben bastante, y eso es un piropo para ambas bandas.

I liked a few of the songs, the others got kinda of annoying tbh.

Groupe inconnu. Album rock/punk-rock dynamique et original (+1). Les progressions d'accords sur certains morceaux ne sont pas standards, les accords sont parfois dissonants (+1) : 'Dig me Out' par exemple. Points négatifs : c'est dommage qu'il n'y ait pas de basse ! Certes le son des guitares est massif, mais une basse en plus aurait été bienvenue. Par ailleurs j'ai eu du mal à supporter le vibrato continu d'une des 2 voix (-1). Donc peu de chance que le ré-écoute, le chant m'est vraiment désagréable. C'est dommage ! =>2/5

I didn’t actively dislike this album by any means, but something was holding me back from fully enjoying it. The instrumentals were right up my alley and the vocals were the right amount of weird. I just don’t think it’s fully my thing.

Better than Coldplay

Punky guitars: good Melodic in places and generally listenable Those vibrato vocals: massively outstay their welcome I liked it in places but I just got tired of the singing and I didn't really find anything going on here that felt enormously original or bold. Maybe you had to be there.

Tolles Album, hat mich super unterhalten!

Abbruch

YES! Holt mich richtig ab, wieder eine tolle Album-Entdeckung. Bisher hatte ich nur "The Woods" gehört und fand das sehr gut. "Dig Me Out" werde ich mir öfter geben, könnte mein Favorit von denen werden. Das erste Mal hier, dass ich nach dem ersten Hören 5 Sterne gebe. 9/10

Best Song: Words and Guitar. This feels like one of the more experimental songs on the album. Worst Song: Buy Her Candy. The energy of this band doesn't suit a slow song like this. Overall: I was pleasantly surprised by this album. I had never heard of the band and my expectations were low, but it was really punchy and high-energy. The vocals were great too.

Solid punk-rock album. Surprisingly good and enjoyable vocals.

Surprisingly good, however not all the songs here are fun; I get the vibe adjacent to Le Tigre, however not quite polished or boppy. Risky 4. However it also sounds like a collection of singles, and not a coherent album.

Hell yeah!

This was not my thing at all and the lead vocalist's voice was really annoying.

One of the worst music listening experiences of my life. Like battery acid in my ears.