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The Woods
by Sleater-kinney
ALBUM RANKINGS:
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
3.4855
Avg. Critic Score:
3.3713
The Woods Rank 3 Reviews
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Lost At SeaIt is incensed, dark with disappointment, and shows a startling new side to Sleater-Kinney; while its intensity makes it one of their best albums to date, it isn’t here to make friends or fans. ...more
Paste MagazineThe trio delights in creating songs just to tear them down and rebuild them again in a different way, giving the album a dissonant, experimental edge. ...more
Drawer BNot exactly radio friendly, The Woods explores sonic deconstruction a la Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix instead of the preciously catchy indie pop hooks you’ve come to expect. ...more
The GuardianThough the guitars sometimes get a little too intoxicated on their new freedom, this is a makeover that finally does the band's melodies proud. ...more
Amazon.comA smoldering rock and roll record that rivals John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band and Nirvana’s In Utero in terms of unexpectedness. ...more
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Rolling StoneOn Sleater-Kinney's previous album, the post-9/11One Beat, political tracks such as "Combat Rock" mirrored fans' rage at the exploitation of a national tragedy. Three years later, after John Kerry's crushing defeat, the trio seems to have ...more
E! OnlineThe Woods seems like a retreat into the '90s, playing up the grunge and angst of the band's Northwestern stomping grounds. ...more
No RipcordThe Woods is solid, well crafted and intensely energetic, but a magnum opus it is not. ...more
Stylus MagazineThe ridiculous in-the-red ruckus keeps you from noticing how hokey and contradictory the lyrics are. ...more
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