The Hot Rock

Description

Sleater-Kinney was an acclaimed, American rock band that formed inOlympia, Washington in 1994. The band’s core lineup consisted of CorinTucker (vocals and guitar), Carrie Brownstein (guitar and vocals), andJanet Weiss (drums). Sleater-Kinney were known for their feminist,left-leaning politics, and were an integral part of the riot grrrl and indierock scenes in the Pacific Northwest.

The Hot Rock is the fourth studio album by Sleater-Kinney, originallyreleased on February 23, 1999 by Kill Rock Stars. It was produced byRoger Moutenot and recorded at Avast studio in Seattle, Washington inJuly 1998.The Hot Rock reached #181 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chartand #12 on the Heatseekers Albums chart, becoming the firstSleater-Kinney album to enter the charts. The Hot Rock appeared at#23 in The Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop critics’ poll for 1999.Similarly, Spin placed The Hot Rock at #18 in its list of “The Top20 Albums of 1999″. In 2002, Rolling Stone ranked the album at #17 on its list of “Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums”.

The expansive new sound gives Sleater-Kinney room to experimentwith their Husker Du-style storytelling… They’ve earned the right to keepreinventing themselves”. – Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone

“Tucker explores what her voice can do when it’s not in overdrive,stretching vowels like a religious supplicant or spewing prosody like PattiSmith. At the same time, Brownstein blossoms as a singer herself […]braiding lines with Tucker so artfully the result sounds like the voicingsof a single restless mind”. [Grade: A] – Will Hermes, EntertainmentWeekly

The album has been freshly remastered by Greg Calbi for this release.This reissue coincides with Sub Pops October 21st, 2014 release ofremastered versions of Sleater-Kinneys six other albums, as well as alimited-edition, deluxe vinyl box set featuring all seven albums.

Thedigital versions of these reissues come out via Sub Pop on September2nd, 2014.