Sleater-Kinney have announced an expanded version of their new album, Little Ropeabout half a year after its release. Little Rope (Deluxe) out October 4th via Loma Vista. With that news comes the brand new song “Here Today” and its music video created by activist art collective In Decline. Shot in black and white, the visual captures the song's lyrics as they are projected, guerilla-style, onto the streets and buildings of Los Angeles. Check it out below.
In addition to the album's 10 original tracks, Little Rope (Deluxe) features three brand new songs recorded during Little Rope Studio sessions: “This Time”, “Nothing to Lose” and the aforementioned “Here Today”. The extended LP also boasts the Frayed rope sessions EP—previously released stripped down versions of some songs—as well as special live versions of “Hell,” “Say It Like You Mean It” and “Needlessly Wild” recorded at the Forum in Melbourne, Australia.
Sleater-Kinney recently appeared Little Rope cut “Say It Like You Mean It” to Jimmy Kimmel Live!and also released a mini-documentary featuring the band's Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker. Their previous studio album, 2021 Path of Wellnessrecorded their first record in 24 years without drummer Janet Weiss.
Read about Sleater-Kinney's Dig Me Out on Pitchfork's “150 Greatest Albums of the 1990s” list.