Legendary American girl punks Sleater-Kinney could reform – but fans have a long wait ahead of them.
Emerging from the American rock underground at the same time as the grunge boom, Sleater-Kinney’s all girl line up and clattering post-punk sound marked them out as somewhat different.
Eschewing the sludgy guitars of the grunge era for something a little more personal, the band’s music helped sparked the Riot Grrl movement. Sleater-Kinney became hugely respected before suddenly deciding to take a break.
The band went on hiatus four years ago, shortly after curating a typically eclectic instalment of All Tomorrow’s Parties. However guitarist Carrie Brownstein recently revealed that Sleater-Kinney could be set to reform.
Speaking to ICF the guitarist stated: “I think it will happen”.
Claiming that a reformation would happen “in the next five years”, in the meantime Brownstein has confirmed plans to launch a new group. Speaking to ICF the guitarist claimed that “I just started a new band after taking many much-needed years off from playing”.
The new group will contain fellow SK alumni Janet Weiss, who now drums with Stephen Malkmus’ solo crew The Jicks.
Brownstein finished by paying tribute to the work Sleater-Kinney completed in their lifetime. “We spent 11 years committed to (Sleater-Kinney), heart and soul” she told LCF.
“To get back into it we have to be in that place where we can immerse ourselves fully. I think it will happen. We have to loop around, and we’re at the far end of the circle, away from the band, but I think we will come back and revisit it. And hopefully that record will be sometime in the next five years.”
