Sleater-Kinney Shared A Live Version Of Another New Track, ‘Broken’

Sleater-Kinney‘s new album The Center Won’t Hold is out this Friday, and ahead of the record’s release, the band shared another sneak peek at a new song.

We’ve already heard “Hurry On Home,” “The Future Is Here,” “The Center Won’t Hold” and “Can I Go On,” and now S-K has uploaded the album’s closing track “Broken” to YouTube. Instead of the official studio version, S-K gave us a live, home-recorded version of the song.

In the video, Carrie Brownstein sits at the piano while Corin Tucker sings. In the minimalist production, Tucker’s voice shines, and the song’s vulnerable lyrics cut deep. According to a timestamp on the video, it was only just recorded on August 12.

In July, drummer Janet Weiss announced that she would be leaving the band. Sleater-Kinney will embark on a tour this fall without Weiss. You can check out the list of dates below, and watch the live video for “Broken” above.


10/09 — Spokane, WA @ Fox Theater
10/11 — Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Boise
10/12 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
10/13 — Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/15 — Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre
10/16 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater
10/18 — Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
10/19 — Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
10/20 — Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
10/21 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
10/23 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
10/25 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
10/26 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
10/27 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
10/29 — Boston, MA @ House of Blues
10/30 — Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
10/31 — New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
11/01 — Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
11/03 — Toronto, Canada @ Rebel Complex
11/04 — Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
11/05 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/07 — Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
11/08 — Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues
11/09 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live At The Moody Theater
11/11 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/12 — San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
11/13 — Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory OC
11/14 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
11/16 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
11/17 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
11/19 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/20 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/21 — Vancouver, WA @ Commodore Ballroom
11/23 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
11/24 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre

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