Sleater-Kinney Finally Release Details for Forthcoming Album The Center Won’t Hold

Fresh from releasing their comeback single three weeks ago, indie-rock provocateurs Sleater-Kinney have returned to fill in the blanks on their forthcoming record, The Center Won’t Hold.

Set to arrive Aug. 16 via Mom + Pop, the band’s ninth studio album was produced by St. Vincent and features the band stretching into different, more experimental sonic territory.

Vocalist and guitarist Carrie Brownstein noted that album has overarching themes of the personal and the political and focuses “about the person—ourselves or versions of ourselves or iterations of depression or loneliness—in the middle of the chaos.”

“The Center Won’t Hold drops you into the world of catastrophe that touches on the election,” vocalist and guitarist Corin Tucker said in a statement. “And almost like a mission statement, at the end of that song, it’s like the band is finding its way out of that space by becoming a rock band.”

The announcement comes along with a new cut from the album, a seething, apocalyptic single titled “The Future is Here.” You can check out the band’s new single below.

The band recently announced an expansive tour throughout North America in October and have just announced dates in Europe. You can find the upcoming tour dates (new dates in bold) and the The Center Won’t Hold tracklist and artwork below.

Sleater Kinney Tour Dates

October
09 – Spokane, Wash. @ Fox Theatre
11 – Boise, Idaho @ Knitting Factory Concert House
12 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Depot
13 – Denver, Colo. @ Ogden Theatre
15 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Palace Theatre
16 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Riverside Theatre
18 – Chicago, Ill. @ Riviera Theatre
19 – Chicago, Ill. @ Riviera Theatre
20 – Louisville, Ky. @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
21 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Auditorium
23 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Tabernacle
25 – Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
26 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE
27 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Fillmore
29 – Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues
30 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Kings Theatre
31 – New York, N.Y. @ Hammerstein Ballroom

November
01 – Columbus, Ohio @ Newport Music Hall
03 – Toronto, Ontario @ Rebel Complex
04 – Detroit, Mich. @ Majestic Theatre
05 – St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
07 – Houston, Texas @ House of Blues
08 – Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues
09 – Austin, Texas @ ACL Live at the Moody Theatre
11 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Van Buren
12 – San Diego, Calif. @ The Observatory North Park
13 – Santa Ana, Calif. @ The Observatory OC
14 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Palladium
16 – Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theatre
17 – Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theatre
19 – Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom
20 – Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom
21 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Commodore Ballroom
23 – Seattle, Wash. @ Paramount Theatre
24 – Seattle, Wash @ Paramount Theatre

February
18 – Berlin, Germany @ Astra
19 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
21 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
22 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Batschkapp
24 – Paris, France @ Le Trianon
26 – London, U.K. @ O2 Academy Brixton
27 – Manchester, U.K. @ Manchester Academy
28 – Glasgow, U.K. @ Barrowland Ballroom

March
03 – Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street

The Center Won’t Hold Tracklist
01. The Center Won’t Hold
02. Hurry on Home
03. Reach Out
04. Can I Go On
05. Restless
06. Ruins
07. LOVE
08. Bad Dance
09. The Future Is Here
10. The Dog/The Body
11. Broken

The Center Won’t Hold Artwork