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Sleater Kinney return with new album, Feb. 17 Chicago tour date

By Meg Moore

Sleater Kinney. Sleater Kinney. SLEATER KINNEY RETURNS!

Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, and Janet Weiss are set to release a new album “No Cities to Love” on January 20 as reported by Pitchfork. Longtime collaborator Miranda July is part of the video “Bury Our Friends.”

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The group heads out on tour, and will be in Chicago at the Riviera Theater Feb. 17. Presale starts at 9 a.m. Oct. 21.

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