Path of Wellness

Pitchfork 6.8/10 On their first self-produced record and first in 24 years without drummer Janet Weiss, Sleater-Kinney find pleasant comfort and not much else with down-the-middle rock tunes.

A.V. Club C Post-punk meets hard rock on the Portland mainstays' 10th album

NME 3/5 The band's first album since drummer Janet Weiss' departure draws on the spiny gloom of their turn-of-the-millennium sound

Rolling Stone 4/5 Review: Sleater-Kinney's 'Path of Wellness'

DIY 4/5 A songwriting bond once defined by their differences has given way to a seamless understanding.

The Independent 5/5 Self-produced during the pandemic, the album captures the feel of two minds bouncing off each other

Under The Radar 7.5/10 After the 2019 departure of longtime member Janet Weiss—an absolute monster drummer and fixture on every Sleater-Kinney record since 1997’s breakthrough third album "Dig Me Out"—just a month before the release of that year’s St. Vincent-produced "The Center Won’t Hold" (a record which Weiss is credited for, but barely plays on), the trio was reduced to the duo of Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein.

Clash 7/10 Sleater-Kinney’s second act has proved to be a chapter of fulfillment. Long regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of their generation,

The Observer 3/5 (Mom + Pop)<br>The band’s first album as a duo gets back to glowering-rock fundamentals – but does it chime with the mood of the times?

Loud and Quiet 4/10 Despite all the guitar solos and silly riffs, Path of Wellness is an uncharacteristically meh Sleater-Kinney album

Slant 3.5/5 Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker stay on the safer side for most of their 10th album.

Uncut 8/10 Wildfires, protests and the secondpost-reunion album.