Cigarette Mom Rock
Strong Fit

Sleater-Kinney

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker built a two-guitar assault force that Greil Marcus called America's best rock band. They brought riot grrrl fury into the mainstream without losing a single decibel of intensity.

What Genre Is Sleater-Kinney?

GenreRiot grrrl · Indie rock · Punk rock

Short answer: riot grrrl. In the bigger picture, Sleater-Kinney is a strong fit artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.

Does Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein Smoke?

Nothing for Tucker. Brownstein’s only smoking line is a joke about not inhaling.

Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?

Key Albums

  • Dig Me Out
  • The Woods
  • One Beat

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“Dig Me Out”(Dig Me Out, 1997)

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