Sleater-Kinney Unveil Video For New Single Untidy Creature
Thursday, 04 January 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Chris Hornbecker
Sleater-Kinney have dropped a new single, Untidy Creature.
Driven by a muscular guitar riff, the introspective track serves as the closing number off Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker's new John Congleton-produced studio album, 'Little Rope', due out on January 19 via Loma Vista Recordings.
Following the previously shared Say It Like You Mean It and Hell, it arrives with a Nick Pollet-directed video featuring Australian freediver Amber Bourke holding her breath underwater for the song's running time of three and a half minutes. The duo said:
"Untidy Creature was the first song we wrote for 'Little Rope', although we didn’t know it at the time; we weren’t certain we were even working on another record. We also worried it had come too easy, the song featured two elements that come very naturally to Sleater-Kinney: a big guitar riff, an even bigger vocal.
"But as the year wore on, and our choices and bodily autonomy shrank, our feeling about the song changed. It became a gift, somewhere to put our darkest fears, and our deepest hopes. We sometimes feel trapped or angry, and yet still we breathe."
On the clip, they added: "For the video, we wanted imagery that spoke to the themes which permeate 'Little Rope': uncertainty, restlessness, urgency, all of the in-between and discomfiting states with which we’re forced to reckon.
"So, we came up with the idea of a woman holding her breath in a bathtub for the duration of the song, unsure of her motivations, not knowing whether she’s seeking escape, disappearance, absolution, or simply a moment of quiet and reprieve. We love the tension created by an act that defies both custom and comfort."
Sleater-Kinney will celebrate their new record with a North American tour that kicks off in late February. Tickets are on sale.
Sleater Kinney Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed February 28 2024 - SAN DIEGO California - Observatory North Park (USA)
Thu February 29 2024 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - Brooklyn Bowl at The LINQ Hotel and Casino - Complex (USA)
Fri March 01 2024 - TEMPE Arizona - Marquee Theatre Tempe (USA)
Sat March 02 2024 - ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico - El Rey Theater Albuquerque (USA)
Mon March 04 2024 - TULSA Oklahoma - Cain's Ballroom - Complex (USA)
Tue March 05 2024 - DALLAS Texas - Studio at the Factory (USA)
Wed March 06 2024 - AUSTIN Texas - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater (USA)
Fri March 08 2024 - NEW ORLEANS Louisiana - Joy Theater (USA)
Sat March 09 2024 - ATLANTA Georgia - Eastern (USA)
Mon March 11 2024 - NORFOLK Virginia - NorVa (USA)
Tue March 12 2024 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Anthem Washington DC (USA)
Wed March 13 2024 - BROOKLYN New York - Brooklyn Steel (USA)
Thu March 14 2024 - BROOKLYN New York - Brooklyn Steel (USA)
Sat March 16 2024 - NEW YORK New York - Racket (USA)
Sun March 17 2024 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Paradise Rock Club (USA)
Mon March 18 2024 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Theatre Of Living Arts (USA)
Wed March 20 2024 - COLUMBUS Ohio - Newport Music Hall (USA)
Thu March 21 2024 - CHICAGO Illinois - Riviera Theatre - IL (USA)
Fri March 22 2024 - MADISON Wisconsin - Sylvee (USA)
Sat March 23 2024 - SAINT PAUL Minnesota - Palace Theatre St. Paul (USA)
Mon March 25 2024 - KANSAS CITY Missouri - Truman (USA)
Tue March 26 2024 - DENVER Colorado - Mission Ballroom (USA)
Thu March 28 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Wiltern Theatre (USA)
Fri March 29 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Belasco (USA)
Sat March 30 2024 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Warfield (USA)
Sun March 31 2024 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Warfield (USA)
Tue April 02 2024 - SEATTLE - Showbox at the Market (USA)
Wed April 03 2024 - SEATTLE - Showbox at the Market (USA)
Thu April 04 2024 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Vogue Theatre - BC (Canada)
Fri April 05 2024 - PORTLAND Oregon - Mcmenamins Crystal Ballroom (USA)
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