Start Together

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Start Together
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Box set by
Sleater-Kinney
ReleasedOctober 21, 2014
Recorded1995–2014
Genre Punk rock [1]
Length268:08
Label Sub Pop
Sleater-Kinney chronology
The Woods
(2005)		Start Together
(2014)		 No Cities to Love
(2015)

Start Together is compilation box set containing the entire remastered discography of the American rock band Sleater-Kinney. A digital version of the remastered box set was released on September 2, 2014. Three thousand limited edition physical copies of the box set were released on colored vinyl with a 44-page companion book on October 21, 2014. [2] [3] [4] The box set also included a 7″ single of the song "Bury Our Friends" from their 2015 album No Cities to Love . [5]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 94/100 [6]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media 9.2/10 [1]

Jenn Pelly of Pitchfork Media praised the compilation box set, stating that "Start Together tells the unlikely story of how this band carried the wildfire of '90s Oly-punk to pastures of more ambitious musicality—a decade that moves from caterwauling shrieks to glowing lyricism, from barebones snark to Zep-length improv, from personal-political to outright (left) political." [1]

Contents

  1. Sleater Kinney
  2. Call the Doctor
  3. Dig Me Out
  4. The Hot Rock
  5. All Hands on the Bad One
  6. One Beat
  7. The Woods
  8. "Bury Our Friends" (single)

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 176
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 37
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 43

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References

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  2. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (September 2, 2014). "Sleater-Kinney Releasing Career-Spanning 'Start Together' Box Set". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ Beauchemin, Molly (September 2, 2014). "Sleater-Kinney to Release Start Together Box Set". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (September 2, 2014). "Sleater-Kinney's 'Start Together' Box Set Out in October". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "It's Official: Sub Pop Can Keep a Secret (Sleater-Kinney to Release New Record/Tour)". SubPop.com. October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
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