Sleater-Kinney

Sleater-Kinney is a punk rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. The name "Sleater-Kinney" is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road in Lacey near Olympia, the location of one of the band&

Sleater-Kinney is a punk rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. The name "Sleater-Kinney" is derived from Sleater-Kinney Road in Lacey near Olympia, the location of one of the band's early practice spaces.

The long-time critical darlings emerged from a series of other bands with their self-titled debut, Sleater-Kinney on Chainsaw Records in 1995 and continued with more acclaimed albums like Call the Doctor (1996) and Dig Me Out (1997). In 1998, the band recorded "Big Big Lights", the first split single (with Cypher In The Snow) in the series of recordings dealing with women's self defense entitled Free To Fight, and released on Candy Ass Records. Their next few albums pushed the band towards mainstream listeners, culminating in 2002's One Beat. The band, however, has remained fiercely faithful to their indie rock and feminist roots. Most of their albums since Call the Doctor have been released through the independent record label Kill Rock Stars. Their seventh album, The Woods, has been released on Sub Pop Records.