Path of wellness

"Hearing Sleater-Kinney wrestle with mature accomplishment can result in moments of cognitive dissonance, as the rhythms are rounded and the vocals are over-articulated, but these awkward passages are what give Path of Wellness spark. Tucker and Brownstein are in the process of figuring out what Sleater-Kinney can do as middle-aged indie survivors, trading their signature catharsis for reflection and mild experimentation. They haven't landed on a solution, but listening to the duo lost within their process is rewarding, feeling emotionally direct even when the angles are somewhat obtuse".

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"På deres nye album, 'Path of Wellness', lyder det (...) som om de har sænket skuldrene og lægger an til en musikalsk tilværelse, hvor intet mere skal bevises. Det har resulteret i en imødekommende lyd, der nok skal skuffe nogle fans ... De blødere kanter er faktisk, hvad der fungerer bedst på det nye album, den umiddelbare begejstring og melodiøse glæde ... Denne gang har de heldigvis også skilt sig af med St. Vincent, der producerede albummet fra 2019, og taget styringen selv, fundet tilbage til de basale greb, efterladt de elektroniske fremmedelementer og fortsat ad et lidt mere poppet spor med plads til harmonier og tangenter - sine steder er det på grænsen til en voksenrock a la Fleetwood Mac".

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"Sleater-Kinney's last salvo, The Center Won't Hold, was a "big" album in every sense ... In comparison, Path Of Wellness is (...) more intimate and inward-looking. Self-produced, the album returns to Sleater-Kinney's bare elements: tangled, scorching guitar lines, and two singers of distinct, but complementary passions. It's no backwards step (...) - the synths might have retreated, but carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker's pop sensibility is played firmly to the fore".