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SLEATER-KINNEY SUCCEEDS AS ULTIMATE OUTSIDERS.(RHYTHM)
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Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
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October 6, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Mark de la Vina-Knight Ridder
If rock bands came with user manuals, chances are Sleater-Kinney long ago would have used theirs for kindling or, better yet, some cleverly crafted origami guitar stand.
Sleater-Kinney has always been the ultimate band of outsiders, a group whose guitar-heavy discs have challenged its members as much as its listeners. They've turned down major label scouts interested in signing them. They have routinely risked alienating fans by taking abrupt artistic detours. And they've done it all without a bassist.
Sleater-Kinney, the trio that moved beyond its riot grrrl beginnings of the early '90s, recently released its seventh album, ...
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