Wild Flag - Wild Flag (Merge)
Members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium, the Minders form a supergrrrroup
Audio By Carbonatix
[
{
"name": "GPT - Leaderboard - Inline - Content",
"component": "35519556",
"insertPoint": "5th",
"startingPoint": "3",
"requiredCountToDisplay": "3",
"maxInsertions": 100,
"adList": [
{
"adPreset": "LeaderboardInline"
}
]
}
]
This indie-rock supergroup — all-female, to boot — includes former members of Sleater-Kinney, Helium, and, um, the Minders. And if you think the sum of these parts wouldn't amount to much more than Sleater-Kinney without Corin Tucker, hold on tight for a thrilling ride and one of the best albums of the year. With singer and guitarist Carrie Brownstein leading the charge, Wild Flag's self-titled debut can sound like a Sleater-Kinney side project at times. But Mary Timony (the other singer-guitarist here, and former leader of the underappreciated Helium) adds an extra level of guitar fury that pulls many of the songs in a brighter, more amp-shredding direction. Brownstein is all hiccups and clipped words on "Romance" and "Short Version," flipping the concept of girl groups and supergroups on their pretty little head.
