Sleater-Kinney share new song "Animal"; tour starts next week

October 2, 2019

Sleater-Kinney released new album The Center Won’t Hold over the summer and now here’s a brand new song, “Animal.” It was recorded during the sessions for the album, and — like the rest of the album — features drummer Janet Weiss (who left the group before the album came out). For those who were unsure about the sleek nature of The Center Won’t Hold, “Animal” has that classic Sleater-Kinney feel. “‘ANIMAL’ is a song about rebellion, retaliation and rage. It is a song about letting go of all politeness and filters and letting the ‘animal’ side speak,” say the band. “The vocals for this song were recorded in St. Vincent’s home studio, a perfect place to unleash a voice like this.” Watch the lyric video below.

With new drummer Angie Boylan, Sleater-Kinney embark on their North American tour next week and play NYC later this month at Kings Theatre on 10/30 and Hammerstein Ballroom on 10/31. Tickets are still available and all tour dates are listed below.

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Sleater-Kinney – 2019/2020 Tour Dates
OCT 9 WED – Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox – Spokane, WA, United States
OCT 11 FRI – Knitting Factory Boise – Boise, ID, United States
OCT 12 SAT – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT, United States
OCT 13 SUN – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO, United States
OCT 15 TUE – Palace Theatre – Minneapolis, MN, United States
OCT 16 WED – The Pabst Theater – Milwaukee, WI, United States
OCT 18 FRI – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL, United States
OCT 19 SAT – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL, United States
OCT 20 SUN – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall – Louisville, KY, United States
OCT 21 MON – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN, United States
OCT 23 WED – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA, United States
OCT 25 FRI – The Anthem – Washington, DC, United States
OCT 26 SAT – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA, United States
OCT 27 SUN – The Foundry at The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA, United States
OCT 29 TUE – House Of Blues Boston – Boston, MA, United States
OCT 30 WED – Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY, United States
OCT 31 THU – Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY, United States
NOV 1 FRI – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH, United States
NOV 3 SUN – Rebel Complex – Toronto, Canada
NOV 4 MON – Majestic Theatre – Detroit, MI, United States
NOV 5 TUE – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO, United States
NOV 7 THU – House of Blues Houston – Houston, TX, United States
NOV 8 FRI – House of Blues Dallas – Dallas, TX, United States
NOV 9 SAT – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX, United States
NOV 11 MON – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ, United States
NOV 12 TUE – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA, United States
NOV 13 WED – The Observatory OC – Santa Ana, CA, United States
NOV 14 THU – Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA, United States
NOV 16 SAT – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA, United States
NOV 17 SUN – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA, United States
NOV 19 TUE – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR, United States
NOV 20 WED – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR, United States
NOV 21 THU – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, Canada
NOV 23 SAT – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA, United States
NOV 24 SUN – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA, United States
FEB 18 TUE – Astra Kulturhaus – Berlin, Germany
FEB 19 WED – Paradiso Kleine Zaal – Nieuw-amsterdam, Netherlands
FEB 21 FRI – Le Botanique – Bruxelles, Belgium
FEB 22 SAT – Batschkapp – Frankfurt, Germany
FEB 24 MON – Le Trianon – Paris, France
FEB 26 WED – O2 Academy Brixton – London, United Kingdom
FEB 27 THU – Manchester Academy – Manchester, United Kingdom
FEB 28 FRI – Glasgow Barrowlands – Glasgow, United Kingdom
MAR 1 SUN – Vicar Street – Dublin 8, Ireland