Is it ever a good idea to get the band back together?
On the eve of a new album, Sleater-Kinney have lost their drummer, adding their name to a list of complicated rock reunions
Janet Weiss left the reunited Sleater-Kinney a brusque Dear John letter. “The band is heading in a new direction, it’s time for me to move on,” the drummer wrote, announcing she was leaving ahead of their new album The Center Won’t Hold with the ultimate “It’s not me, it’s you”.
“We asked her to stay,” came singer-guitarist Carrie Brownstein’s response on Instagram, claiming Weiss loved the new album and describing the aftermath as “women picking up the pieces”.