As Carrie Brownstein alluded to in her recent SPIN interview, you aren't going to hear this CD in the GAP. You won't hear it on the radio either and having lived in their hometown of Portland since they moved from Olympia, I can assure that S-K doesn't even get any love locally. But that's ok, S-K isn't for everyone. Just go to their website these days and the opening chords from the CD hit you as soon as the page loads, be forewarned...turn down your PC Speakers.
After the first listen all I could think of was how hard, no, HEAVY it was. I initially described it to a friend as if the band had only been listening to Sonic Youth, Velvet Underground and Jimi Hendrix whle recording it. But upon further listens you realize that it's not all heavy. There are moments were it becomes quiet, but not for long.
I saw SK in Portland last night and it was then that it occurred to me that THIS is Carrie's record. She sings a lot of songs and it just seems to exude her whole attitude. I don't know of the true dynamics of the group, but it would seem that with Corin now being a mom and Janet doing a lot of work with her other band, Quasi, Carrie had more influence in the direction of this ablum. Just my take really. For what it's worth.
Others have called this their best album yet. Well, you'll have a tough time convincing me that "Dig Me Out" will ever be surpassed. Nonetheless, after about 5 complete listens and seeing the songs performed live, this album is in their top 3. That may not seem like much, but when you're the "Best band in America" that's saying something.
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