Bikini Kill (EP)

Bikini Kill
EP by
Bikini Kill
Released9 October 1992[1]
Recorded1991–1992
StudioInner Ear (Arlington)
GenrePunk rock
Length15:15
LabelKill Rock Stars
ProducerIan MacKaye
Bikini Kill chronology
Revolution Girl Style Now!
(1991) 		Bikini Kill
(1992) 		Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Paste9.1/10[4]
Pitchfork8.7/10[5]
Rolling Stone (1993)[6]
(2012)[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[8]

Bikini Kill is the first EP by the American punk rock band Bikini Kill led by singer Kathleen Hanna. The six-song vinyl EP was released in 1992 on Kill Rock Stars.[1] It was produced by Fugazi's Ian MacKaye.[9] In 1994, the EP was released on CD together with the Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah EP under the name The CD Version of the First Two Records.[10]

In November 2012, Hanna founded Bikini Kill Records with the intention of reissuing Bikini Kill's discography, explaining that Bikini Kill felt their relationship with Kill Rock Stars had stagnated following several years without releasing any new material.[11] Hanna also remarked that "There's a kind of 90's revival [of feminism]" at the time that Bikini Kill decided to reissue their older releases.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Tobi Vail and Kathi Wilcox

No.TitleLength
1."Double Dare Ya"2:40
2."Liar"2:35
3."Carnival"1:30
4."Suck My Left One"2:24
5."Feels Blind"3:21
6."Thurston Hearts the Who"3:45

References

  1. ^ a b "Bikini Kill artist releases". Killrockstars.com. Kill Rock Stars. 2012. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bikini Kill". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2007). "Bikini Kill". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). MUZE / Omnibus Press. pp. 163–164. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  4. ^ Weiss, Dan (December 11, 2012). "Bikini Kill: Bikini Kill EP". Paste. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (November 28, 2012). "Bikini Kill: Bikini Kill EP". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ Eddy, Chuck (February 4, 1993). "Bikini Kill". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Sheffield, Rob (December 5, 2012). "Bikini Kill: 20th Anniversary Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Powers, Ann (1995). "Bikini Kill". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 42. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ^ Layne, Anni (April 15, 1998). "Bikini Kill Call It Quits". Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ The CD Version of the First Two Records at AllMusic
  11. ^ "Interview: Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill". CMJ. 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  12. ^ "Kathleen Hanna on Bikini Kill, growing up, and being a feminist icon". A.V. Club. 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2014.