Sleater-Kinney Call the Doctor

Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
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..."
Ranked #18 on Spin's list of the "20 Best Albums of '96."
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..."
"...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.
"...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..."