No Cities to Love
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| Studio album by Sleater-Kinney | ||||
| Released | January 20, 2015 | |||
| Studio | Tiny Telephone Recordings, San Francisco[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, punk rock | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | John Goodmanson | |||
| Sleater-Kinney chronology | ||||
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No Cities to Love is the eighth studio album by Sleater-Kinney and the first after a decade long hiatus since 2005's The Woods.[2][3] The album was released on January 20, 2015.[4]
Recording and release
The album was recorded in secret mostly at Tiny Telephone in San Francisco, with additional sessions at Electrokitty in Seattle and Kung Fu Bakery in Portland. It was produced by John Goodmanson. [1][5]
On December 22, 2014, No Cities to Love was accidentally streamed three weeks early by the band's label, Sub Pop.[6]
Tour
As of December 2014, a 41-date North American/European tour is scheduled for the album's release, winding up in Seattle in May 2015.[7][8]
Critical reaction
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 90/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [10] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [11] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [12] |
| Consequence of Sound | A-[13] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[14] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[15] |
| The Guardian | [16] |
| Newsday | A[17] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[18] |
| Robert Christgau | A[19] |
| Rolling Stone | [20] |
| Spin | 9/10[21] |
Before the album was even released, the Los Angeles Times critic Randall Roberts said "the work commands attention",[22] and the Chicago Tribune listed the tour as one of the winter's top rock shows.[23] Jon Pareles writing for The New York Times called it "the first great album of 2015", full of "hurtling, bristling, densely packed, white-knuckled songs that are all taut construction and raw nerve".[3] Writing with high praise for Exclaim!, Chris Bilton called the record "a thoroughly raging collection of post-punk anthems that nudges up the powerful perfection of 2005's The Woods at least another notch."[15] Journalist Graham Reid of Elsewhere favorably said that the album contained "all the stabbing energy of Gang of Four, the blazing passion of Siouxsie Sioux and the drama of Hole at their (rare) best".[24] Musician St. Vincent (Annie Clark), writing for Rolling Stone's 2014 year-end report, said it was her favorite Sleater-Kinney album so far and "a crowning jewel in their legacy".[25] The Globe and Mail listed it as one of eight important Canadian live appearances in early 2015.[26] The album has since received overwhelming critical acclaim, garnering an aggregate score of 90 from Metacritic, based on 38 reviews.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Price Tag" | 3:54 | |
| 2. | "Fangless" | 3:34 | |
| 3. | "Surface Envy" | 3:06 | |
| 4. | "No Cities to Love" | 3:05 | |
| 5. | "A New Wave" | 3:38 | |
| 6. | "No Anthems" | 3:19 | |
| 7. | "Gimme Love" | 2:16 | |
| 8. | "Bury Our Friends" | 3:23 | |
| 9. | "Hey Darling" | 2:25 | |
| 10. | "Fade" | 3:37 | |
Total length: |
32:17 | ||
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[27] | 63 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] | 152 |
| US Billboard 200[29] | 18 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[30] | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] | 4 |
| US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[31] | 4 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[32] | 15 |
| US Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[33] | 1 |
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goodman 2014.
- ↑ Phillips & Pelly 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pareles 2014.
- ↑ Sleater-Kinney: No Cities to Love, Sub Pop, retrieved January 3, 2015
- ↑ Sub Pop 2014.
- ↑ Rettig 2014.
- ↑ Guardian 2014.
- ↑ Albertson 2014.
- ↑ "No Cities to Love - Sleater-Kinney". MetaCritic.com. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (January 18, 2015). "No Cities to Love - Sleater-Kinney". Allmusic.com. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ Basedow, Neph (January 18, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love (Sub Pop)". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ Kot, Greg (January 9, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney returns with fists raised". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ Kivel, Adam (January 12, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney – No Cities to Love". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ Maerz, Melissa (January 15, 2015). "No Cities to Love". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 31, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Bilton, Chris (January 16, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ↑ Empire, Kitty (January 18, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney: No Cities to Love review – taut and emotive post-punk trio return". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (January 16, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney 'No Cities to Love' review: The indie rockers are back". Newsday. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ Pelly, Jenn (January 20, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney: No Cities To Love". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (February 13, 2015). "Expert Witness". Medium. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
- ↑ Sheffield, Rob (January 12, 2015). "No Cities to Love". RollingStone.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ Weiss, Dan (January 16, 2015). "Review: Sleater-Kinney Return With the Incendiary, Swaggering 'No Cities To Love'". Spin. Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ↑ Roberts 2015.
- ↑ Kot 2015.
- ↑ Reid, Graham (11 February 2015). "Sleater-Kinney: No Cities to Love". Elsewhere. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ Clark 2014.
- ↑ Morris 2015.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (January 31, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Taylor Swift 1989 Spends 8th Week On Top". Noise11.com. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Sleater-Kinney – No Cities to Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 White, Emily (January 30, 2015). "Sleater-Kinney Hits New High on Billboard 200 & Top Rock Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Independent Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Alternative Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Digital Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Tastemaker Albums". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
Sources
- It's official: Sub Pop can keep a secret (Sleater-Kinney to release new record/tour), Sub Pop, October 20, 2014
- Phillips, Amy; Pelly, Jenn (October 20, 2014), Sleater-Kinney Return! New Album No Cities to Love! 2015 Tour! "Bury Our Friends" Lyric Video!, Pitchfork Media
- "Sleater-Kinney announce first new album in a decade, No Cities to Love", The Guardian (London), October 20, 2014
- Goodman, Jessica (October 20, 2014), "Sleater-Kinney Confirms New Album 'No Cities To Love' And 2015 Tour", Huffington Post
- Albertson, Jeff (December 9, 2014), "Sleater-Kinney adds third Seattle show to 'No Cities To Love' tour", The Seattle Times
- Rettig, James (December 22, 2014), "Sub Pop Accidentally Streamed Sleater-Kinney’s Reunion Album 3 Weeks Early", Stereogum
- Pareles, Jon (December 31, 2014), "Sleater-Kinney’s Secret Basement Sessions", The New York Times
- Clark, Anne (December 29, 2014), "The Best of 2014: Broad City, St. Vincent and More Look Back", Rolling Stone
- Kot, Greg (January 2, 2015), "Top rock shows in Chicago this winter", Chicago Tribune
- Roberts, Randall (January 2, 2015), "Under-the-radar pop albums to watch for this year", The Los Angeles Times
- Morris, Dave (January 2, 2015), "48 things Globe Arts is most excited about to start 2015—Music", The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Further reading
- Sleater-Kinney 2.0: The Band Talks About Its First Album In 10 Years, NPR, November 20, 2014
External links
- Sleater-Kinney "ask us anything" about No Cities To Love at reddit.com, December 2, 2014
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