Call the Doctor

Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.63) - Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's." Rolling Stone (6/13/96, p.82) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...use bratty power punk as a springboard into broader sounds and ideas....Tucker and Brownstein sing about internal girl frustration...while the...accessible music rails with a menacing edge. Tucker's voice is distinctive...and intense, but she's not so serious that she can't have fun..." Spin (1/97, p.59) - Ranked #18 on Spin's list of the "20 Best Albums of '96." Spin (3/96, pp.111-112) - 8 (out of 10) - "...vital....[It] trades sex-worker role-playing, doll parts, gender-bending, and other common female-rock tropes for stories of everyday struggle...[and] proves that punk still offers new ways to say no..." Option (7-8/96, p.131) - "...cuts through layers of grrrlish hype to reach the heart of the DIY punk ethos....should be required listening for every pubescent girl in need of an ego lift....Sleater-Kinney rocks the so-called indie competition right off the Richter scale." Village Voice (2/25/97) - Ranked #3 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. New York Times (Publisher) (6/2/96, Sec.2, p.28) - "...Ms. Tucker...has a sharp, rich voice that vibrates with yearning and defiance. The band's chief asset may actually be its guitar work: Carrie Bronstein's staccato riffs lead Ms. Tucker's distorted chords in a dizzying call and response..."