THIS MONTH, SLEATER-KINNEY
reassemble for their long-awaited
but never-quite-guaranteed ninth
studio album, The Center Won’t Hold.
Produced by Annie Clark (a.k.a. St.
Vincent), the record marks a change
in sound and writing style for the
trio. Yet the rollout for Center will
be done without drummer Janet
Weiss, who worked on the new
project but announced her depar-
ture from the group last month.
“We wanted her to stay. But she
was really clearly like, ‘This is my
decision,’ ” says Corin Tucker, 46.
“Things change,” adds Carrie
Brownstein, 44. “I understand peo-
ple wanting to hold on to an idea
of something that they thought
was static, but humans aren’t.”
While both bandmates emphasizeRock icons CARRIE
BROWNSTEIN and
CORIN TUCKER on
how Phil Collins and
technology influenced
their melancholic
new track “Can I Go On.”
BY ALY COMINGORE