*UPDATE: The collective speculation was right! Sleater-Kinney will have a new album called No Cities to Love, complemented by a North American/European tour.*

Folks who ordered the Start Together boxset containing the complete remastered discography of Northwest rioteers Sleater-Kinney seem to have received a little bonus.  A 7″ record simply labelled ‘1/20/15’ and bearing a new song by the group is an auspicious sign for fans who have waited nigh-on 10 years since The Woods for a new album.

Behold!

Dun dun dun! More photos can be seen here.

While Corin Tucker solo and Wild Flag – a band featuring Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss – have produced some outstanding work during SK’s hiatus, this is a reunion I await perhaps too eagerly.

*Here are all of the dates announced for the tour so far:

2/08 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Spokane
2/09 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory Boise
2/10 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
2/12 Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
2/13 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
2/14 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
2/15 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
2/17 Chicago, IL – Riviera
2/22 Boston, MA – House of Blues
2/24 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
2/26 New York, NY – Terminal 5
2/28 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
3/01 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
3/18 Berlin, Germany – Postbahnhof
3/19 Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Paradiso
3/20 Paris, France – Cigale
3/21 Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
3/23 London, England – Roundhouse
3/24 Manchester, England – Albert Hall
3/25 Glasgow, Scotland – O2 ABC
3/26 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street