Sleater-Kinney brought a dark, gothic energy to their single “Hurry on Home” on Wednesday’s Tonight Show. Dressed in all-black leathery outfits, the band churned through the art-punk track, with Carrie Brownstein breaking out in a riotous guitar solo midway through.
The influence of Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) was evident throughout the performance — an appropriate reference point, as she produced the trio’s upcoming ninth LP, The Center Won’t Hold, out August 16th. In addition to “Hurry on Home,” which received the lyric video treatment from Miranda July, Sleater-Kinney recently issued another track from the album, “The Future Is Here.”
In a statement about the record, which follows 2015’s No Cities to Love, the trio detailed the lyrical themes that informed the new songs. “We’re always mixing the personal and the political but on this record, despite obviously thinking so much about politics, we were really thinking about the person — ourselves or versions of ourselves or iterations of depression or loneliness — in the middle of the chaos,” Brownstein said. Guitarist Corin Tucker added, “[The LP] drops you into the world of catastrophe that touches on the election. And almost like a mission statement, at the end of that song, it’s like the band is finding its way out of that space by becoming a rock band.”
The band will promote The Center Won’t Hold on a North American fall tour that launches October 9th in Spokane, Washington and runs through November 23rd in Seattle, Washington.
Sleater-Kinney Tour Dates
October 9 – Fox Theater @ Spokane, WA, United States
October 11 – Knitting Factory Boise @ Boise, ID, United States
October 12 – The Depot @ Salt Lake City, UT, United States
October 13 – Ogden Theatre @ Denver, CO, United States
October 15 – Palace Theatre @ Minneapolis, MN, United States
October 16 – The Riverside Theater @ Milwaukee, WI, United States
October 18 – Riviera Theatre @ Chicago, IL, United States
October 20 – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall @ Louisville, KY, United States
October 21 – Ryman Auditorium @ Nashville, TN, United States
October 23 – Tabernacle @ Atlanta, GA, United States
October 25 – The Anthem @ Washington, DC, United States
October 26 – Stage AE @ Pittsburgh, PA, United States
October 27 – The Fillmore @ Philadelphia, PA, United States
October 29 – House of Blues @ Boston, MA, United States
October 30 – Kings Theatre @ Brooklyn, NY, United States
October 31 – Hammerstein Ballroom @ New York, NY, United States
November 1 – Newport Music Hall @ Columbus, OH, United States
November 3 – Rebel Complex @ Toronto, Canada
November 4 – Majestic Theatre @ Detroit, MI, United States
November 5 – The Pageant @ St. Louis, MO, United States
November 7 – House of Blues @ Houston, TX, United States
November 8 – House of Blues @ Dallas, TX, United States
November 9 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater @ Austin, TX, United States
November 11 – The Van Buren @ Phoenix, AZ, United States
November 12 – The Observatory North Park @ San Diego, CA, United States
November 13 – The Observatory OC @ Santa Ana, CA, United States
November 14 – Hollywood Palladium @ Los Angeles, CA, United States
November 16 – Fox Theater @ Oakland, CA, United States
November 19 – Crystal Ballroom @ Portland, OR, United States
November 21 – Commodore Ballroom @ Vancouver, WA, United States
November 23 – Paramount Theatre @ Seattle, WA, United States