Dig Me Out

Women

Assertive, energetic sound that rocks hard, but loses steam a little in the middle. I have a limited tolerance for the vocals. Fave Songs: One More Hour, Dance Song '97, Dig Me Out, Not What You Want, Turn It On

Okay for what it is.

Riot grrrls

Me gustó, pero escuchándolo en el 2023 no hay nada que me llame la atención o que lo distinga de otros albums indie

Nothing very original, but the energy and female vocals give this punk some life that I did enjoy. Would enjoy this live for sure.

Enjoyable although at times a bit too screamy punk rock

Really not into it but I’m also u willing to give a bad rating to the feminist punk gals

I really want to like this album, but I really don't jive with Corin Tucker's vocals.

I really like the instrumentals. I wish the vocals had more power behind it, a bit too whiny for my liking

i enjoy later sleater-kinney, but tbh a lot of these songs were a bit overwhelming. i like punk, but i need songs to like.... take a break sometimes. hearing the same guitar do the same thing for an entire song is a little tiring. later sleater-kinney does that and i appreciate it anyways hell yea pnw riot grrrl

I wasn't overwhelmed with the sound.

Punk rock, kinda enjoyed it. Her voice was tough to get used too

Raw, rocky, lively, I liked it. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Little Babies Date listened: 10/01/23

Yes. She was better on Portlandia, but this wasn't horrible either. Maybe it's the fact that I'm used to women yelling in my ear or maybe it's the intense feelings of self hatred contained within me, but the raging hemorrhoidal lady in my ear was kinda comforting as I sat at work trying to not fall asleep. Dig me out was good. 2.5/5

En mode punk hivernal

Honest clean fun. My (perhaps uninformed) pov on the Riot Grrl movement is that they were largely uninterested in what anyone else thought about them – their concern was what they thought about themselves. Which is cool.

One time album, nice punk music…

A very focused emo/punk album that leaves you wanting to start a fight. As a listening experience, it is definitely unique

It was alright. The songs were upbeat and sounded good, but I just really wasn’t a fan of the lead singer’s voice. Her voice just seemed grating to me.

3.5 stars. Enjoyed the instruments, especially the guitar. But the vocals were a bit grating at times.

I think if I came across this band playing this set live, I would be ecstatic. Really interesting and at times compelling use of two guitars (downtuned) & drums without bass. Some welcome variation in styles and textures - songs like "Buy her candy", "Things you say" and the awesome closer "Jenny" (among others) particularly catching my ear. The B52-esque "Dance Song 97" also appeals. However, applying my "would I come back to listen to this album again" criteria, it's not quite hitting my 4 star threshhold...just a bit more punk angst and angularity across (most of) the set than I'm ever in the mood for. I am, however, looking forward to exploring more of the band's work - a quick look at some recent videos suggests they've evolved in really interesting ways. 3.5 stars for this one.

There’s a lot of this I loved - the opening (title) track is great & sets the tone, although I found some of the rest just a bit repetitive. I liked Turn It On & Words & Guitar, but my favourites were the very poppy Little Babies and Dance Song 97, which I thought was outstanding. A good listen.

I'm not an indie rock person unfortunately. Cool songs just not my thing really. Bonus points for lesbiabs :)

Dig Me Out - 3.1/5 One More Hour - 2.1/5

Liked it. Not very special album tho

ok

The vocals were a bit too whiny for my liking

Listen

Enjoyable

Love the music, don't like the vocals

If I had to compare them to the far more commercially successful Pac NW band Hole, I'd take Sleater K any day. They have a good energy level and attitude.

The first 2 tracks are catchy. I especially like the second one with it's guitar lick and background vocals. In fact there are good guitar riffs throughout, the intros to some of the songs are Gang-of-4ish and at times the vocal interplay reminds me of the B52s. The lead singer can be screechy. It would have been an epic 1976 release.

Nice melodic grunge. 6/10

Pretty good. I’d never heard of them before, but they have that sound that I was sure I had heard before. Definitely will listen again.

Struggled to really enjoy this one and I'm not sure why. It's got energy but somehow felt like a slog to get through despite being 26 minutes long. Dance Song '97 was my favourite, I guess it stood out from the punkier, scuzzier tracks. Jenny is nice and moody too actually. There is some good stuff here, so I'll round up from 2.5.

So so riotgrrl punky rock. Interestingly the vocals sometimes sounded like Patti Smith. Not enough to keep my interest, sadly, but not terrible. A low 3.

C'est pas pire, c'est rock quand même et la chanteuse se donne. Certaines chanson mon accrochées mais en bout de ligne. ce n'est pas vraiment pour moi. C'est pour une autre époque. 3.

Top punk album, erg vergelijkbaar met bikini kill

Some decent songs but a bit repetitive and occasionally screechy.

6/10. Sleater, Kinney.

Listening to this, I thought, I get tones of Luscious Jackson. When the album finished, Spotify continued into Naked Eye.

I'm also listening to the Rolling Stone top 40 punk albums of all time. This one is number 14 which means it's better than Dookie, Milo Goes to College, 13 Songs, and Enema of the State (spoiler: it's not). I like this fair enough. I really like the instrumentation but I'm not in love with the vocals.

Not really my style of music. I might like it more if they put a bird on it.

Decent but wears a bit thin after about 4/5 songs.

Lead singer's voice is annoying but appreciate their motivation, and sound is ok.

I really enjoyed this - having recently been listening to their "The Center Won't Hold" album and wondering where all the thrashy guitars and waily vocals went, this was an interesting comparison - I just can't believe I missed this the first time around.

Great guitar work in this album. Kind of got into it 3.5/5

3.5

I like bits of it but I don't love the overall thing

Fun energetic record. Some interesting moments and definitely some bops, the vocals do grate on a few tracks though. High 3/Low 4

solid punk

i had not heard of this band before but i seem to be getting a sequennce of 90s Indie famale led rock. Some of the tracks are a little manic/ punky and repetitive for me but overall i liked the sound and the vibe, and would go back for more.

I like it. My favorites are heart factory, buy her candy and jenny

Hey, what are you listening to? Feminist punk, I guess. Whoa? How does that sound? Uhm... punk.

This would have been a 4, easily. But the constant vibrato on the vocals killed me.

Arg och fantastiskt välspelad punkig rock! Älskar. Underbara riffs, bra sång, bra trummor. Finns egentligen inga svaga spår. Öppningslåtarna, Dig Me Out och One More Hour sätter tonen för albumet, med hur de blandar punkiga verser med melodiska refränger. Dance Song '97 jättebra! Heart Factory har bra refräng, arg och het. Sista låten, Jenny, är lugnare och mer melodisk, fantastiska gitarrer och trummor och magiskt outro. Bästa låt: Jenny.

Didn’t have the time to listen properly to every track but I enjoyed what I heard which surprised me. 3*

This is ok… very of its time! Struggled slightly with the vibrato on the vocal… but overall average.

Grrrl punk is a genre I wish to know more about, this was a fine introduction although at times I found her voice a bit wobbly

3.5 - very cool

What if pixies let Kim sing more??…

see I can tell what sort of “sound” this music is supposed to be but I don’t like it. her voice was jarring and the songs were almost monotone. instrumentally songs were strong like “It’s Enough” I had just had enough of her voice. 2.9🙂

bit samey but a good racket. And never heard em before which is always nice. 3

Not really my bag, but didn't dislike it. Singer sounded like Grace Slick and Pat Bennatar had a baby.

Better the second listen around.

Nice

Another chick punk band. Can’t argue with the aesthetic, love the retro touches/Danelectros. But this vocalist is grating my last nerve. She’s too glissando. Clean it up a bit and call me back. And in doing so, rob Sleater-Kinney of everything that makes them unique. Maybe don’t do that just to impress one “fan”. Keep rocking, ladies, you’re doing just fine. I’ll be over by the bar, sulking.

The band rocks but I don’t love the vocals. An interesting voice that I can only handle a little bit of at a time. I liked the last song “Jenny” though.

Sax on track 7 makes it. Shows why bass is needed in Punk. Overall pretty good, right for it's idiom.

Meh. Voice was a little overkill but decent late grunge rock.

It was alright but I'm not super into riot grrl stuff.

Eh. Its ok

Nice but brickwalled

Cool, punky, rock

Little babies

sounded post-punk like a re-hash of Siouxie and the Banshees

Drive rock and roll music with women's vocals.

Liked it, wasn't expecting to. Punky, maybe post-punk. 3/5

Some catchy riffs & a decent punchy, punky sound. A solid 3.

3.5/5 seems pretty good deal, i'll relisten to judge.

This is annoying, haha. Is it actually a good album or is it just early Indy? The guitar riffs on the first few songs sound amateur, basic, repetitive. I can totally imagine Carrie Brownstein just clanging away on the guitar, LOL. The vocal delivery is always interesting. Album gets more nuanced halfway through. Actually enjoyed “Words and Guitar” and felt that “Not What You Want” rocked. This album started as an Anthrax level 1 but fought its way back to a Dusty Springfield 3.

Better than expected. Thought I didn't like Sleater Kinney but some good riffs

Neo punk alt.rock record which was celebrated back in the late 90s. It has a bunch of good songs, but now sounds a bit dated and does not feel as an essential listening

Punk-rock femenino.

Oh Riot Grrl, you rock my world. Oh to be in Seattle at the turn of the Millennium hearing this in a smoky pool hall. Carrie Brownstein's voice is warbly almost too warbly but the energy of what's going on justifies it. Surfy, punky and quick. It's hard not to groove here. Totally rad, but it hasn't aged as well as it could have. Not great at all times, but there's some gems here. The back half really shines, especially "Buy her candy"

Hey look, it's Carrie from Portlandia! I think I've heard just the newest album from Sleater-Kinney prior to this. They're a solid punk band, a bit more polished than the garage-band variety of punk, but with the same energy. I don't love the vocals, but they're good on a few tracks. Overall, this isn't an album I'd return to but it's not bad, still a couple tracks that I did enjoy. Always a pleasure to get some music from female artists on this list! Favorite tracks: One More Hour, Babies. Album art: This one's cool, I like the different panels for the three band members. Definitely fits the '90s very well. 3/5

Interesting. Sort of liked it!

I appreciate the aesthetic here. "Bedroom Production" style Punk/Riot Grrrl always works for me since it is still in many ways, a push back on the "Old Boys Club" of music. Interesting that one of the members was part of Portlandia which helped their revival. That said, I would much rather listen to this in a loud dive-venue, in my experience that's where this music has the most power. Listening to it outside of that just isn't the same. Live it would be 4/5, but recorded it's a 3/5. It is a little same-y as well, but again it works better as a live experience for me.

Bastante agradable el punkcito que traen estas morras, rolas con power y sin el mame de hoy en día

too punk, didn't love the whiny voice - needed a lil more pop

I mean, it's not a bad album, but I was not nearly as impressed as I expected to be...

Feminist Punk...I really appreciate the message and movement. Too bad I did not grow up with this movement...women are still underrepresented in this scene. Despite their strong message, their style is not very mature yet in this album. And I don‘t particularly like Brownstein‘s voice (too much vibrato).

3.5

This album would have benefited from having a different lead vocalist, but it's not bad. Maybe more misses than hits, but the hits are solid. Best track: Heart Factory

Very strong 3. Vocal performances stand out.

I get it but it’s not for me.

I know it's meant to be their classic, and I love S-K but it's just not my fave

Not a fan of her voice and not a lot of variety here, unfortunately.

Didn't catch me

I'd rather not.

Okay don’t think I will listen again

Random thoughts: * I guess Sleater-Kinney is just not my jam. * This is like the third time I've tried to listen to Sleater-Kinney, while it is perfectly adequate music it just doesn't have that je ne sais quoi for me. * I remember seeing they were playing one time when I was in Coney Island NY and they had attracted a large and eager crowd. * I also am a Portlandia and NPR All Songs Considered fan, so I've been aware of Carrie Browstein and that made me check out Sleater-Kinney * I also saw Sleater-Kinney open for Wilco a few years ago too. * All of those encounters led me to listen to Sleater-Kinney and it just won't stick. * I appreciate the riot grrrl aspect and and the feminism. The music just doesn't move me. Rock on Sleater-Kinney. I just won't be rocking along.

This is not really the kind of punk I am into, but there are a couple good moments here.

The whole thing had a slightly diy feel to it, complete with shouty vocals. I didn’t mind it, but there wasn’t really any stand out to it all. I prefer the more recent output and the album of covers. Overall i’d give it a 2.5/5 but the marking system here forces me to mark it down

I had never heard of Sleater-Kinney before now - my overall opinion is “quite shouty, but rather short and to the point.” I could do worse than listen to these lot again. It’s probably a 2.5* from me, but I didn’t like it enough to push it to a 3.

On paper I should love this album, and there are certainly parts I thought were alright, but I really didn't like the majority of it. A lot of that was the vocals. I didn't like the screamy, high-pitched warbling on most of the tracks. It felt like like an audio assault. Not bad enough for the lowest mark thought, so: 2/5

Not for me but pretty cool

I get the appeal, but this didn't do it for me. Actually, there were elements of it that I did like—I generally found the set up of the band interesting, and I liked the more subdued backing vocals. There were also some cool songwriting choices. But the wailing of the vocalist and the persistence of the guitar tones made this an ultimately maddening listen.

Sleater-Kinney sounds like one of those names people give their kids nowadays to feel 'unique'. I've probably bumped into a few at work... "Sleater-Kinney, get down from there!" "Don't touch that, Sleater-Kinney!" Anyway, didn't really like the music. I'm not sure if any American indie rock bands from the 90s have impressed me yet.

I have nothing witty to say. It was okay. Would I give it another try? Maybe? ??

not my vibe, ni cagannnndo.

Man man, het is me het dagje wel zeg. Na Sonic Youth en Public Image komt de dissonante meuk nu van een damescollectief. Net als de BBB laat ook dit clubje horen dat niet per sé alles beter wordt met vrouwen aan de macht. Punkrock, zucht. Maar zowaar lijkt het geblèr deze keer in de verte op muziek, dus zowaar een puntje hoger dan de rotzooi waar we hiervoor op getracteerd werden.

punksito mediocre, lo cuál es un pleonasmo 2.2

I hate bands where it’s just women screaming. I found the lead singer’s voice unpleasant. At least it was a really short album. Sounds like something I’d hear at Midwest Music Fest. Carrie Brownstein should stick to things like Portlandia.

How would I describe this... Oh yes, annoying screams

1. dig - 2 2. hour - 1 3. on - 2 4. drama - 2 5. heart - 2 6. guitar - 2 7. enough - 1 8. babiez - 1 9. uuant - 1 10. candy - 2 11. zay - 2 12. dance - 2 13. jenny - 2

Not for me

Presumably there is a backstory to this album that I cba looking up

Sorry, but i had some Yoko Ono flashbacks from the voice of the singer

In one ear at out the other.

All standard punk criticisms aside, this woman’s voice is tough. Too loud, too shrill and piercing, and that falsetto is truly heinous

Warbling is good if you're a bird but it's a tougher sell if you're the lead singer of a band beyond 1920

I do not like punk, and I do not like being shrieked/wailed at for 30 minutes straight. I guess the guitar work/sound is solid. But this is a no for me dawg.

Every song sounded the same to me. Not a fan.

Listened to it yesterday and don’t remember it.

Sans intérêt

Who let the sheep out? 2,5

I just can't, and it's unfortunate for had I discovered this in the 90s I bet I'd've love it

Was not aware of, and when came up was quite looking forward to. And then I played it and; 30 minutes of that voice was not that pleasant. Suppose it gets the vibe and message across in the way they want, but just found it somewhat painful. Which is a shame as the music and songs are up maybe my street, but the vocals grate and annoy so much I couldn’t tell. Sorry can’t get past that one main component 2 Star

Yeah... good on these women for making this, I can feel the feminist energy and raw passion that they have in producing this Grrrl album. But man, I'm not a fan of this overly grating punky sound.

It has all the components for me to really enjoy, but somehow fell flat.

The riot grrrl sound really isn't for me.

Weil, I can respect the emotion she put into each song, it just did not resonate with me.

Mehhh, mucho ruido

I was at first confused because I thought this band was the inspiration for a fantastically demented Canadian TV show. I was mistaken because that shows name is Letter Kinney. Check it out….so good. As for this album……it’s mid, at best.

bleh

Where do I find 1001 Albums With Good Vocals? This won't be on there.

Eipä oikein tarjoa mitään erikoista, aika perus punk/indie rokkia. Ois muuten perusvarma 3 tähteä, mutta tuo vapiseva laulutyyli on sit pikkasen rasittava. Parhaat: Things You Say, The Drama You've Been Craving

**An ok album

I wish I could rate this album higher.

no me gusto mucho la verdad, not my type of music. tiene un par de partes en algunos temas que me gustaron, pero su voz me irrita un poco, no me guta

I'm having a hard time getting past the lead vocalist's yodels to be able to properly critique this album. It seems like it has all the pieces that would click with me, but her voice is just so grating. Would probably be a 3.5/4 star album with different lead vocals

A whole lot of out-of-key hootin’ and hollering’ all over this. At least the instrumentals aren’t terrible.

I don't like the vocals.

College Rock of the mediocre kind

Definitely just hot noise to me. Like, power to these women, but I need to clean my ears out with better tunes now.

To be honest... not a fan. I've definitely heard much worse; I'm not saying that this is terrible, I'm just saying that this may not be my first choice in style of music. There was never really a point within the album where I started to connect to the music or kind of start feeling what it was throwing at me. If anything, I felt quite bored. It sounds harsh, because the music isn't terrible, but I just struggled to find much enjoyment. The vocals are really well-crafted, but there is nothing definitive that really hits emotionally or resonates with me at all. There was only really one track that stood out slightly more compared to the others, but nothing overly special, in my opinion. Stand-out track: Dig Me Out

Very generic, every song sounds the same. Sometimes I didn’t realize when it switched tracks. Glad it was short.

Wow, her voice is a lot! I found it so distracting that I almost had to stop listening. Sorry, whilst I enjoyed the music and lyrics, the singing was just annoying! A level of vibrato that should only belong to goats! I did enjoy the track Jenny.

Started with my volume at about 65%, and had to turn it down 5% with each subsequent song. Man those vocals are grating. Overall production is good, and I get what they were going for. But it just gets really annoying really fast.

Every song is OK, but they are all basically the same, and once I had heard half of them I had heard more than enough. Typical late-90s whiny American singing style, only really unusual (for this list at least) in that it's female-led. (I see a lot of people complaining about the vocals, but I was really thinking that she sounded like she was trying to copy the nasal vocal style of other bands, which I also dislike.) According to Wikipedia this is a riot grrl band? I really thought riot grrl would be more aggressive, this is very standard. Maybe I would like the messages of the songs if I they could hold my attention musically. I liked the heavier sound of the final track Jenny, but that was the only track where my enjoyment rose anywhere above tepid.

Its good except the vocal get on your nerves rather quickly.

Kom seg litt på slutten, men stygg stemme

People were doing way too much heroin in the 90s

Good album, love the music. The really high vibrato vocals really get to me after a few songs. I think it’s the combination of the vocals and the shouted way they are sung. I’m just fatigued listening to it. For me it’s really distracting - enough to go from 3 stars to 2.

I can see why people dig this but it doesn’t do it for me. I am ambivalent about Riot Grrrl music in general and this encapsulates that sound.

Energetic and annoying as hell.

too strident for my earballs :(

I don't really care for the voices. The tempo is fun. It's not BAD but definitely not my thing.

Very much a snapshot in time. Really only the kind of angst that could only exist in the suburban ennui of the Clinton administration. It was created there and there it shall remain.

The instrumentation was fine, but personally, I think that the lead singers voice was a bit annoying at times. I don't really know what it's called exactly, but the closest thing I can compare it to is when someone is talking and their voice is shaky.

01) Dig Me Out - 5,0 02) One More Hour - 5,0 03) Turn It On - 5,5 04) The Drama You've Been Craving - 5,0 05) Heart Factory - 5,0 06) Words and Guitar - 5,5 07) It's Enough - 5,0 08) Little Babies - 5,0 09) Not What You Want - 5,0 10) Buy Her Candy - 5,0 11) Things You Say - 5,0 12) Dance Song '97 - 5,0 13) Jenny - 5,0 TOTAL: 5,08 (51/100) Current ranking: 810/882

J'ai mis ça à fond dans mon casque pour décupler ma force pendant que je sortais des sacs remplis de branches mortes de mon jardin et ça a pas si mal marché!! Merci les girls, pas sûre de réécouter par contre

Vous aussi vous avez remarqué qu'un album de punkrock c'est toujours agréable et entraînant, ça ne mise pas tout sur le vacarme et le boucan sale.... FAUX !

I’d never heard of Sleater-Kinney before today’s listen of Dig Me Out, so I was genuinely looking forward to it. Going in, I’d seen a lot of really strong reviews, which probably raised my expectations. But as I listened, I struggled to see where all the 5/5 praise was coming from. To me, it felt like fairly standard 90s punk rock. There’s nothing bad about it at all, but nothing really stood out either. The guitars are probably the strongest part of the album, there’s a good raw energy and some solid riffs throughout. The vocals, though, weren’t really for me, which made it harder to fully get into the record. It’s one of those albums where everything is decent, but very little pulls you back in for another listen. Favourite tracks: Dig Me Out and Turn It On Least favourite tracks: Nothing terrible, everything is worth a listen Album artwork: Cool cover, fits the style of the album

I know the name of this band and that’s all. Listening no I’m surprised I didn’t see them live in the 90s. This is ok. Something is not sitting right with me. Can’t put my finger on it. It does get better as it goes.

Riot grrrl!

Irritant. DNF

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

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.

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!

Tony hawk music

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.

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.

Хз не мое

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.

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

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

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

No standouts

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

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.

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

Not my cup of tea...

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

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

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.

They are songs. With melodies.

no thanks.

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

Meh

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

Highlights: - Jennie

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

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.

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

OK

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.

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.

Fun punk garage rock vibes with some catch ones

Sounds like a teenagers’ band playing in the garage.

Quite bad

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

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.

So so. Kind of weird

Me ha gustado en general pero sin nada que destacar

Found this to be fairly generic angry girl rock

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!!!!!

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

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

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

It's ok. You go girls. 2.5/5

Not a fan of the screaming women in this. Nice to test, but don't think it's going to grow on me - opting this one out of my collection I think.

The vocals were too high and shrill and the music wasn’t too great either.

Didn’t do it for me.

No bueno

Ok for grunge.

Can't even remember listening to it. Didn't interest me.

Liked it at first, but then I started to enjoy it less as it went on.

I really liked the music but not a fan of the vocals

This punk rock album is like a crowded room of sparring voices—its tangled guitars and pounding drums buzz with restless energy, the vocals flare with conviction and strain, and while its tension over identity and power crackles vividly, the constant clamor can grow tiring.

Thought I might like this — all female alternative band, love Carrie as an actress. Love the energy of the band but the songs, not so much. Plus overly shouty vocals.

This is #day420 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… an absolute no-name for me here. Some tight fem punk rock with plenty of '90s flair. Is this what they call riot grrrl? As others have pointed out, though, and I'll echo it, the lead vocals get extremely grating sooner than you think. Guess I'm landing on a 2 out of 5 eventually. Looking forward to #day421.

Suck City.

They toured with Wilco a bunch of years ago and I tried to like them but I don’t. It’s the voice.

I really want to like SK but my god her voice is like nails on a chalkboard for me. She hits the same note in every song. I can't even hear if the guitars are doing anything cool because all I hear is her voice.

Not for me

Outside of the opening track, every other song sounds like the same bland alternative Rock. Favorite Track: "Dig Me Out".

Sleater-Kinney seems like a band I would be into. A 90's feminist, alt-rock/riotgrrrl trio? Yes, please. However, Brownstein's voice is a little tough to digest. By the way extension, the album suffers. Sadly, I'm just not into it.

Didnt listen to full album. Girls rock.

I’m ok not really liking this. Little Babies was kinda fun.

Das Album entstand im Studio John and Stu’s in Seattle und markierte den Einstand der Schlagzeugerin Janet Weiss, die den Sound entscheidend prägte. Sleater-Kinney stammen aus den USA und sind im Umfeld der Riot-Grrrl-Bewegung verankert. Musikalisch verbindet das Trio rauen Punkrock mit melodischen Gitarrenläufen, ganz ohne Bass. Der Titelsong „Dig Me Out“ eröffnet kompromisslos, während „Words and Guitar“ die Energie des Albums bündelt. Besonders eindringlich wirkt „One More Hour“, das persönliche Brüche thematisiert, und „Little Babies“ zeigt den satirischen Zugriff der Band. Das Zusammenspiel von Corin Tucker und Carrie Brownstein, ihre wechselnden Stimmen und verschachtelten Gitarrenlinien, erzeugt eine Spannung, die bis heute eigenständig klingt. Mit Dig Me Out erreichten Sleater-Kinney ihren künstlerischen Durchbruch und festigten ihren Platz im Indie-Rock.

Not my favorite

I think the word that best describes this album is... Shit.

Hmmm, a lot of screeching vocals on this backed up by mediocre indie riffs. Not one song is memorable in my opinion.

Boring.

I love that this list included Riot Grrl music because I do think there is a heavy male bias in this list. While this isn't an album I would spin on my own, it was still refreshing to hear this.

Repetitive & whiny vocals. Still struggling to fully appreciate the more punk offerings on this list.

Album was solid, not really for me but not bad. 5.3/10

Just meh, nothing really stood out.

Especially the vocal production is a bit too raw and grating for my taste. And I fully accept that a lot of people will say that it's a sacrilege to say that because it's that grating quality that actually defines this record and makes it great. I still find this more than decent - I just find myself preferring their later records, which to me still retain plenty of rawness. But, contrary to this album, they don't sound like the've done a proper studio recording of all the instruments, but took all the vocals from a rehearsal room recording done using a cheap tape recorder.

2 stars – Dig Me Out This wasn’t the kind of Seattle sound I was hoping for. I was thinking grunge or something a little more raw and heavy. Instead, I got enough vibrato to make it sound like a goat choir. I get that Sleater-Kinney has a big following and a lot of influence, but this one didn’t land for me. Felt more like noise than music at times. Not the worst thing I’ve ever heard, but I won’t be coming back to it.

Garage band sound. Grungy punk rock. Album overall sounded the same. Leaning heavy on that garage punk rock theme. Nothing stood out since the songs all blended together in sound.

Interesting

The singer in this felt like a parody to me and I just couldn't get into it.

The music is good -- but the vocals are just too angsty

I tried to like it but it’s just not for me

Gurl-Punk

Nah

This album is supposed to tick all the boxes for me - punk rock, female vocalist - but unfortunately I didn't enjoy being yelled at for 30 consecutive minutes.

Don't get it

It’s a lot

It turns out my teenage angst is not dead, it was just sleeping inside of me, and Sleater-Kinney woke it up. Not exactly a great feeling, or appropriate for my current role in society. With true respect, I'm sticking with my standard "this is okay" rating of two stars.

Musically, the instrumentation on this album was slightly better than average. The production was raw, featuring a lot of distorted guitars that added to its gritty feel. As for the lyrics, they sounded like the musings of people half my age, full of angst and still trying to figure things out. While the album was a decent listen, it’s not something I would revisit.

Good energy but I don't like the voice and delivery.

Cutsie for the sake of being cute, is this for real?

Alright

Simply didn’t like, especially the vocals.

Definitely not for me. Found the voice shrill. Some parts I could see myself listening to.

Noisy. Vocals are quite shrill and grating. Repetitive instrumentals and lyrics.

A bit too much going on here and I didn’t care for it. 2.5/5

A little too noisy for me. 2.5

Not terrible but I’m just not really a fan of female vocals.

Not for me

Not for me!

Yelling over the loud simple chord changes doesn’t make you a good singer.

дослушала и слава богу

if you're into this kind of grungey indie-rock just go listen to Mudhoney, or something else better

I don't like the lead singer's voice. I think the main problem, the one that so many other reviewers are finding it difficult to pin down, is the extremely rapid vibrato she tries to squeeze into every note. It's... well, irritating. The melodies are also extremely basic, so there's little to make you want to sing along. But if I imagine the music without that shrieky-sounding wavering (and just a normal, high, clear vocal), coupled with some more interesting chords and melodies, it's great. Everything else about the music is straightforward, aggressive, invigorating. Nothing particularly special for its time, considering it sounds like punk releases from 20 years earlier, but it's perfectly good as punk goes. The improved production (compared to the 70s) is also a welcome addition. But if you have one bad omnipresent element, it lowers the quality of the entire album. The top-rated reviewer here seems to suspect that any dislike of the lead singer's voice in Sleater-Kinney is a result of sexism. I doubt that, mostly because there are countless male punk singers that are just as bad or worse. I've given my fair share of 1's and 2's to punk albums on account of a singer ruining a record. Dig Me Out is no different. I will also add that there's not much of an "album experience" here. No ups and downs, no changes in mood to bring the listener along on a journey. It's kind of emotionally monotonous, even if that emotion is a pretty darn exciting one. We need some ballads up in this joint. 2/5 Key tracks: Dig Me Out, One More Hour, Jenny

Bit waily for me

A solid album, though the tracks kind of blended together. There wasn't a ton of variety so nothing really jumped out but the energy and performances were mostly good. I think Carrie has a very strong voice but it became kind of grating throughout the runtime. I really liked Things You Say.

I liked the rythms but it's too screamy for me

The vocals on this are absolutely grating.

Meh

too rowdy for me

I thought I was going to like this but I REALLY disliked it. I just kept thinking it’s not melodic at all and I need a melody. Would give a 1 but I already feel like a bad riot grrly as it is.

not so much my cup of tea..

Meh

Great instrumentals but the vocal performance is…not good.

Not poorly done but not great and not my style. If this is mandatory listening I missed something in my listen.

3.5/10

Didn’t finish it. Not for me.

Grunge alt rock with terrible female vocalist

I don't care for the lead singer's vocals at all.

at first glance, i was super excited for this. all girl punk bands have been my jam lately and I was super eager for this. however, it just kinda fell flat for me. i understand that it was supposed to be punky, but the guitars came across as grating and it just didn't really pull me in.

Quintessential 2 star here.

This is a tough one. Every song has a glimpse of greatness, but overall I didn't really like any of it. The vocals are definitely the biggest drawback for me.

Fun music, annoying vocals

that voice is horrific

This album just didn’t click with me. The shouty, abrasive vocal style was a significant barrier—I found it so off-putting that it overshadowed any potential enjoyment of the music itself. That said, I can appreciate and respect the energy and message the band brings to their work. While it’s not for me, I understand why others might connect with it on a deeper level. Score: 2/5

Je suis vraiment partagé pour cet album. D'un côté l'instrumentation est excellente, une très bonne intensité, un message assez clair, mais les voix sont vraiment dures à aimer. Au point ou ça m'énnervait vraiment et j'avais hâte que l'album finisse. En même temps j'imaginerais mal un autre sytle vocal puisqu'il va tellement bien avec le son global. Il faudrait que je redonne une chance à cet album. 5/10

Not for me

Neat

I like the vibe, but the vocals are just too shriek-y.