Sleater-Kinney were products of the ‘90s riot grrrl scene but were never confined to it. Their brand of impassioned music traces a line from Bikini Kill's politicized punk back to the raw poetry of Patti Smith and the empowering soul of Aretha Franklin. But beyond honoring their feminist forebears, the American power trio also adhere to a Kinks-schooled tradition of rock ‘n' roll fun.