Written by Max Bryan<\/p>\n
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Quintessential riot grrrl group Sleater-Kinney released their 11th studio album last month, Little Rope.<\/em> Little Rope <\/em>marks the band\u2019s third album as a duo. The project had been ongoing for years, but the album\u2019s direction was changed after the death of band member Carrie Brownstein\u2019s mother and stepfather. The result is an album exploring complex themes of grief in tandem with political and social unrest in the world. The name of the album, Little Rope, <\/em>depicts the theme of coping- using a rope as a metaphor for something to cling to.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The themes of sorrow and heartache are inescapable throughout the album, but the heavy themes don\u2019t drag the album into melancholia. The duo doesn’t dwell on their pain but rather use their pain to fuel the energy\u00a0 of the album. The tone of the songs ranges from sardonic to gloomy, to anguished, but it never once dwells on misery. The album opens with the track \u201cHell\u201d, which features melodramatic slow verses juxtaposed with an explosive chorus, casting the mood of the album wonderfully. This album avoids filler at all costs jumping from mood to mood while managing to avoid listener whiplash. Songs such as \u201cNeedlessly Wild\u201d, \u201cCrusader\u201d, and \u201cHunt You Down\u201d are some of the poppiest songs in the band\u2019s catalog, but other songs such as \u201cSmall Finds\u201d, \u201cSix Mistakes\u201d, and \u201cUntidy Creature\u201d feature similar angst that Sleater-Kinney debuted with.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Overall, this album is worth checking out for any fan of alt-rock music. If you\u2019re like me, who\u2019s a fan of Sleater-Kinney\u2019s older work but hasn\u2019t listened to their newer projects, it\u2019s absolutely worthwhile\u00a0. The artistic progression of the band is fascinating to observe. Little Rope <\/em>doesn\u2019t quite keep the flare that drew in their original fanbase; it has been almost 30 years since their debut, so it\u2019s natural for their sound to evolve. However, the album offers a wide range of fresh artistic and sonic flavors to enjoy\u00a0, allowing a listener like myself to enjoy the album. Little Rope<\/em> is available to stream on all platforms or can be found at your local record \u00a0!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Strongest Tracks: \u201cHell\u201d, \u201cSmall Finds\u201d.<\/p>\n Listen if you like: Throwing Muses, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, St. Vincent,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by Max Bryan Quintessential riot grrrl group Sleater-Kinney released their 11th studio album last month, Little Rope. Little Rope marks the band\u2019s third album as a duo. The project had been ongoing for years, but the album\u2019s direction was changed after the death of band member Carrie Brownstein\u2019s mother and stepfather. The result is an album exploring complex themes of grief in tandem with political and social unrest in the world. The name of the album, Little Rope, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":80032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,4,3235],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-music","category-music-reviews"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/LittleRope2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79995"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80031,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79995\/revisions\/80031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}