The first Corin Tucker Band album, 2010’s 1,000 Years, was dominated by moody, thoughtful songcraft—quite a left-turn coming after Tucker’s last album (to date) with groundbreaking trio Sleater-Kinney, 2005’s furiously distortion-heavy The Woods. But now, 1,000 Years’ follow-up, Kill My Blues (Kill Rock Stars), is another sonic shift. The guitars are louder, the textures more extreme, and Tucker’s lyrics on the album cover an amazing gamut—from clarion calls to teenage memories to more elliptical pieces. At times, the LP brings to mind S-K’s post-September 11 album, 2002’s One Beat, a collection of rock anthems for troubled times. Throughout Kill My Blues, Tucker writes—and the band plays—like something important is truly at stake on every song. The Corin Tucker Band—which also includes drummer Sara Lund, guitarist Seth Lorinczi and bassist Mike Clark (as well as touring bassist Dave Depper)—will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new feature on the group.
Tucker: All of the artwork for the album Kill My Blues was done by Portland artist Robin Clark. Robin also designed the T-shirts for our fall tour. It’s funny; I’ve known Robin for more than a decade, but it’s been my first chance to get to know her better, and to get to work with her. It’s been cool to watch her grow as an artist. Robin has done T-shirt design for The Jicks, interior design for the restaurant Sagittarius and other graphic design as well. More of her work we can be viewed here and here, and she can be reached here.
