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{{Infobox album
| name       = One Beat
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Sleater-Kinney]]
| cover      = Sleater-Kinney-One Beat (album cover).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = August 20, 2002
| recorded   = March–April 2002 
| studio     = [[Jackpot! Recording Studio|Jackpot!]], Portland, Oregon
| genre      = [[Punk rock]]
| length     = 43:27
| label      = [[Kill Rock Stars]]
| producer   = [[John Goodmanson]]
| prev_title = [[All Hands on the Bad One]]
| prev_year  = 2000
| next_title = [[The Woods (album)|The Woods]]
| next_year  = 2005
}}

'''''One Beat''''' is the sixth studio album by the American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Sleater-Kinney]], released on August 20, 2002, by [[Kill Rock Stars]]. It was produced by [[John Goodmanson]] and recorded between March and April 2002 at Jackpot! Studio in [[Portland, Oregon]]. The album peaked at number 107 in the United States on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and entered the [[Billboard Top Independent Albums|''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums]] at number five. ''One Beat'' was very well received by critics. Praise centered on its cathartic musical delivery and progressive politics.

== Background and recording ==
''One Beat'' is the follow-up to [[Sleater-Kinney]]'s highly acclaimed fifth album ''[[All Hands on the Bad One]]'', released in 2000.<ref name="One Beat Tour"/> Before entering the studio, Sleater-Kinney practiced in drummer [[Janet Weiss]]'s basement.<ref name="RS Wrap"/> The band conceived the album to be "the voice in the silence" following the terrorist attacks in the U.S. on [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]].<ref name="New Times Palm"/> Vocalists and guitarists [[Corin Tucker]] and [[Carrie Brownstein]] did not follow a set of blueprints when crafting the songs; rather, they simply worked off each other's input and proceeded in a piecemeal way.<ref name="RS Wrap"/> The album took longer to write than its predecessor. As Tucker explains, "the songs are more intricate and require a lot more arranging and tweaking. Our creativity really channeled us to that place."<ref name="CMJ interview"/>

Speaking about the development of the songs in a concert setting, Weiss has said, "The live forum is where we get the feedback from the people who we're really interested in communicating with."

''One Beat'' was produced by long-time collaborator [[John Goodmanson]],<ref name="One Beat Tour"/> who came from the same educational background as Sleater-Kinney and recorded with most of the acts signed to [[Kill Rock Stars]].<ref name="Verbicide interview"/> Weiss has stated that Goodmanson has a "unique" way of working with the band. Both parties decided to steer the album in a challenging new direction.<ref name="RS Wrap"/> In a later interview, Brownstein commented that "sometimes when we would want to do new things, he would be like, 'oh god, everyone would freak out if we did that, we can't do that!{{'"}}.<ref name="Verbicide interview"/> After the recording sessions, Tucker indicated that she viewed the record's final mix as "a vast, sweeping landscape" that is the most fully formed release in the band's discography.<ref name="New Times Palm"/>

== Music and lyrics ==
Brownstein has referred to the album as a "strident and pointed political record, in terms of the lyrics".<ref name="Verbicide interview"/> The album contains some of Sleater-Kinney's most polemical songs; "Far Away" explicitly references the September 11 terrorist attacks and contains criticism of American president [[George W. Bush]]. Corin Tucker said that it "wasn't really a conscious decision" to write about the attacks, but there was "just such as an overwhelming presence in our minds as we were trying to write songs, that we felt that we really needed to deal with it, and that we really needed to write about it".<ref name="Stanford Daily interview"/> The album's lyrics were also prominently influenced by the recent birth of Tucker's son Marshall Tucker Bangs. According to Tucker, "Marshall is all over ''One Beat''. The last year was definitely a difficult time for me, as he was born nine weeks [[Preterm birth|premature]] and he was in the hospital for a while. It was the hardest thing that I've ever lived through, that fear and anxiety, and I think I was able to let go into the music."<ref name="RS2002"/> The song "Sympathy" was written about the "terrifying" experience of Marshall's premature birth.<ref name="RS2003"/> "Hollywood Ending" attacks the concept of celebrity and the mainstream female [[body image]].

Brownstein described the album's overall sound by saying, "I think of ''[[Dig Me Out]]'' and ''[[The Hot Rock (album)|The Hot Rock]]'' as the two ends of the spectrum and it's kind of been combined on this record. And then we also pushed ourselves beyond that".<ref name="Washington Post interview"/> Goodmanson said that "To me, it's not a record that's built for alternative radio. Yet, surprisingly, the reaction from everyone I've played it for has been like, 'Wow, these guys are really going for it'".<ref name="Seattle Weekly article"/> The songs "Far Away" and "Combat Rock" are both politically conscious songs, while "Step Aside" references "the violence of the world outside" and the domestic responsibilities of motherhood. The track incorporates a [[horn section]].<ref name="Sleater-Kinney history"/> In ''One Beat'', [[Carrie Brownstein]] plays her guitar in the style of ''[[Document (album)|Document]]''-era [[Peter Buck]], the guitarist of [[R.E.M.]]<ref name="Sleater-Kinney history"/> The album contains the use of [[wah-wah pedal]]s, [[synthesizer]]s, sing-along choruses, and hints of [[blues]] music.<ref name="Sleater-Kinney history"/> The song "Prisstina" features backup vocals, synthesizers and guitars by American musician and composer [[Stephen Trask]].<ref name="RS Wrap"/> Musically, ''[[Lawrence Journal-World]]'' likened a good portion of the album to ''[[The Scream (album)|The Scream]]''-era [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]].<ref>{{cite book|title=''One Beat'' Sleater Kinney|publisher=[[Lawrence Journal-World]]|date=August 20, 2002|quote=Is it really reinvention if a good portion of your sixth album recalls ''[[The Scream (album)|The Scream]]''-era Siouxsie & the Banshees?}}</ref>

== Promotion and release ==
Before the release, Brownstein took time off to act in an [[independent film]], ''Group'', which documents a group of women meeting each week in therapy sessions.

In March 2002, Sleater-Kinney previewed tracks from ''One Beat'' during a series of U.S. East Coast performances and at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival in Los Angeles.<ref name="One Beat Tour" /> The album's track list was confirmed in May.<ref name="RS Wrap" />  At the start of August, the band posted the 12 songs as [[QuickTime]] streams on the Kill Rock Stars label website.<ref name="One Beat Tour" />

''One Beat'' was released on August 20, 2002, by Kill Rock Stars. Alongside the standard edition, a limited edition of the album was also made available for purchase. Both the CD and Vinyl limited edition featured a second disc containing two bonus tracks, "Off With Your Head" and "Lions and Tigers".<ref>{{Citation|title=Sleater-Kinney – One Beat (2002, Vinyl)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sleater-Kinney-One-Beat/release/693342|language=en|access-date=2021-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Sleater-Kinney – One Beat (2002, CD)|date=20 August 2002 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sleater-Kinney-One-Beat/release/831834|language=en|access-date=2021-04-07}}</ref>

Upon release, the album reached {{abbr|No.|number}}&nbsp;107 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, No.&nbsp;2 on the [[Top Heatseekers|Heatseekers Albums]] chart, and No.&nbsp;5 on the [[Independent Albums]] chart.<ref name="One Beat awards" />

To promote the album, Sleater-Kinney performed at a street festival in Los Angeles alongside [[Sonic Youth]] on the weekend of August 25. The band embarked on an extensive U.S. tour in support of ''One Beat'' at the start of September. The tour started with a concert at the Bluebird Theatre in Denver on September 11, which coincided with the one-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and ended with a gig at the [[40 Watt Club]] in [[Athens, Georgia]], on October 24.<ref name="One Beat Tour"/> Sleater-Kinney continued touring with the album for two years, during which time they secured a support slot on [[Pearl Jam]]'s U.S. tour.<ref name="Verbicide interview"/>

The album was remastered and reissued in 2014.<ref>{{Citation|title=Sleater-Kinney – One Beat (2014, CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Sleater-Kinney-One-Beat/release/8306718|language=en|access-date=2021-04-07}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 85/100<ref name="Metacritic"/>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic review"/>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Blender review"/>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B+<ref name="EW review"/>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian review"/>
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5Score = 7/10<ref name="NME review"/>
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6Score = 9.1/10<ref name="Pitchfork review"/><ref name="Start Together review"/>
| rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Q review"/>
| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RS review"/>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9Score = 8/10<ref name="Spin review"/>
| rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev10Score = A<ref name="Village Voice review"/>
}}

Media response to ''One Beat'' was highly favorable; aggregating website [[Metacritic]] reported a [[standard score|normalized]] rating of 85 out of 100 based on 22 critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="Metacritic"/> Prominent music critic [[Robert Christgau]], writing for ''[[The Village Voice]]'', explained that Sleater-Kinney aim for "defiant uplift" and seem energized by the challenge.<ref name="Village Voice review"/><ref name="Christgau review"/> Neva Chonin of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' pointed out that the trio's "riotous manifesto remains the same".<ref name="RS review"/> Victoria Segal of ''[[NME]]'' stated, "Few bands could explore motherhood and terrorism without making you want to shoot them: Corin Tucker's electric-shock voice and the adrenal guitars make them... essential pop topics".<ref name="NME review"/>

[[AllMusic]] reviewer Steve Huey commented that Sleater-Kinney sometimes sacrifices immediacy for angular melodies and [[riff]]s that "don't catch hold", but gave ''One Beat'' a rating of four stars out of five by noting that its "musical progression is still extremely impressive".<ref name="Allmusic review"/> [[Drowned in Sound]]'s Becky Stefani indicated that listening to the record makes one feel that "all is well in [[alternative rock|alternative music]]".<ref name="DiS review"/> [[Douglas Wolk]] of ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' gave the album a maximum rating of five stars out of five by indicating that the band "swagger like they never have before, eschewing the filler that made their last few records drag".<ref name="Blender review"/>

== Legacy ==
As of November 2004, the album had sold 73,000 copies in the U.S. according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref name="2004 sales" /> As of February 2015, ''One Beat'' had sold 90,000 copies.<ref name="2015 sales" />

''One Beat'' was ranked at number five in the [[Pazz & Jop]] poll run by ''The Village Voice'', which surveyed 695 critics to find the best albums of 2002,
<ref name="Pazz & Jop" /> while ''[[The Boston Phoenix]]'' included it in its unnumbered list of The Best Albums of 2002.<ref name="BF 2002" /> Similarly, ''[[CMJ New Music Report]]'' placed the record at number 6 in its Top 10 of 2002 list.<ref name="CMJ Top 10" /> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' ranked ''One Beat'' at number 12 in its list of "Albums of the Year" for 2002; staff writer Caryn Ganz praised it as Sleater-Kinney's "sharpest statement yet".<ref name="Spin 2002" /> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' placed the record at number 14 in its end-of-year list for 2002; contributor Brendan Reid wrote, "Years at the top haven't dulled their willingness to take risks, and that's just what they do, spectacularly, on ''One Beat''".<ref name="Pitchfork 2002" />

== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| all_music       = Sleater-Kinney
| title1          = One Beat
| length1         = 3:08
| title2          = Far Away
| length2         = 3:45
| title3          = Oh!
| length3         = 3:56
| title4          = The Remainder
| length4         = 3:36
| title5          = Light Rail Coyote
| length5         = 3:09
| title6          = Step Aside
| length6         = 3:44
| title7          = Combat Rock
| length7         = 4:47
| title8          = O2
| length8         = 3:30
| title9          = Funeral Song
| length9         = 2:47
| title10         = Prisstina
| length10        = 3:31
| title11         = Hollywood Ending
| length11        = 3:19
| title12         = Sympathy
| length12        = 4:15
| total_length    = 43:27
}}

== Personnel ==
Credits are adapted from ''One Beat''{{'}}s [[Liner notes|album notes]].<ref name="OB Booklet"/>
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'''Sleater-Kinney'''
* [[Carrie Brownstein]] – [[guitar]], [[vocals]]
* [[Corin Tucker]] – vocals, guitar
* [[Janet Weiss]] – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]], vocals

'''Additional musicians'''
* Stephen Trask – [[background vocals]], [[synthesiser]], [[guitar]]
* [[Steve Fisk]] – [[keyboard (instrument)|keyboards]]
* [[Sam Coomes]] – [[theremin]]
* John Goodmanson – [[EBow]] guitar
* Mike Wayland – [[alto saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]]
* Russ Scott – [[trumpet]]
* Jen Charowhas – [[violin]]
* Brent Arnold – [[cello]]

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'''Technical personnel'''
* John Goodmanson – [[music producer|producer]]
* [[Larry Crane (recording engineer)|Larry Crane]] – [[audio engineer|engineering]]
* Roger Seibel – [[audio mastering|mastering]]
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== References ==
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<ref name="One Beat Tour">{{cite web |url=http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/1301-sleater-kinney-listen-to-the-beat |title=Sleater-Kinney: Listen To The 'Beat' |publisher=Tourdates |date=2002-08-05 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217093527/http://www.tourdates.co.uk/news/1301-sleater-kinney-listen-to-the-beat |archive-date=2012-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Verbicide interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2005/07/04/interview-carrie-brownstein-of-sleater-kinney/ |title=Interview: Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney |publisher=Verbicide Magazine |last=Ellis |first=Jackson |date=2005-04-07 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119055655/http://www.verbicidemagazine.com/2005/07/04/interview-carrie-brownstein-of-sleater-kinney/ |archive-date=2013-01-19 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Stanford Daily interview">{{cite web |url=http://owsk.ms11.net/articles/geek.htm |title=Geeky Fanboy meets SLEATER-KINNEY |publisher=[[The Stanford Daily]] |last=Ha |first=Anthony |date=2002-10-03 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301184310/http://owsk.ms11.net/articles/geek.htm |archive-date=2012-03-01 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RS2002">{{Cite news |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=908 |date=2002-10-31 |page=57 |last=Cross |first=Charles R. |author-link=Charles R. Cross |title=Sleater-Kinney |url=http://owsk.ms11.net/articles/rs.htm |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218062058/http://owsk.ms11.net/articles/rs.htm |archive-date=2012-02-18 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="RS2003">{{Cite news |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |issue=934 |date=2003-10-30 |pages=70–72 |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=Sleater-Kinney: America's Answer to the Clash &mdash; three girls who drink peppermint tea and kick ass |url=http://owsk.ms11.net/articles/rsarticle.htm |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218061635/http://owsk.ms11.net/articles/rsarticle.htm |archive-date=2012-02-18 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Washington Post interview">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/new_features/music/sleaterkinney.htm |title=An Interview With Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last=Heim |first=Joe |date=2002-10-13 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005059/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/entertainment/new_features/music/sleaterkinney.htm |archive-date=2016-03-05 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Seattle Weekly article">{{cite news |url=http://vmg.seattleweekly.com/2002-07-10/music/a-riot-of-their-own/full/ |title=A Riot Of Their Own |newspaper=[[Seattle Weekly]] |last=Mehr |first=Bob |date=2002-07-10 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223118/http://vmg.seattleweekly.com/2002-07-10/music/a-riot-of-their-own/full/ |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Sleater-Kinney history">{{cite web |url=http://www.sleater-kinney.com/history.html |title=On Sleater-Kinney |publisher=Sleater-Kinney website |last=Moody |first=Rick |year=2005 |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116050404/http://sleater-kinney.com/history.html |archive-date=2013-11-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="RS Wrap">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5934733/sleaterkinney_wrap_one_beat |title=Sleater-Kinney Wrap "One Beat" |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |last=Dansby |first=Andrew |date=2002-05-14 |access-date=2009-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031120235341/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/newsarticle.asp?nid=15934&cf=1267 |archive-date=2003-11-20 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="One Beat awards">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-beat-mw0000222602/awards |title=One Beat – Sleater-Kinney (Awards) |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308150953/http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-beat-mw0000222602/awards |archive-date=2014-03-08 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2004 sales">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000705386 |title=Sleater-Kinney Starts Fresh With Sub Pop Deal |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=2004-11-03 |access-date=2013-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041112221938/http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000705386 |archive-date=2004-11-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="2015 sales">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/02/03/383507767/unfinished-business |title=Unfinished Business |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=2015-02-03 |access-date=2015-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727014706/http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/02/03/383507767/unfinished-business |archive-date=2015-07-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Allmusic review">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-beat-mw0000222602 |title=One Beat – Sleater-Kinney |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Huey |first=Steve |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926190823/http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-beat-mw0000222602 |archive-date=2012-09-26 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Blender review">{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_548.html |access-date=2016-10-29 |title=Sleater-Kinney: One Beat |journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=9 |page=157 |date=September 2002 |last=Wolk |first=Douglas |author-link=Douglas Wolk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815055510/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_548.html |archive-date=2004-08-15}}</ref>

<ref name="DiS review">{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3053/reviews/4743-sleater-kinney-one-beat |access-date=2013-11-27 |title=Sleater-Kinney – One Beat |publisher=[[Drowned in Sound]] |last=Stefani |first=Becky |date=2002-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232740/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3053/reviews/4743-sleater-kinney-one-beat |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EW review">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/08/23/one-beat/ |access-date=2013-11-27 |title=One Beat |last=Serpick |first=Evan |date=2002-08-23 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205030937/http://ew.com/article/2002/08/23/one-beat/ |archive-date=2017-02-05 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Guardian review">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/aug/16/popandrock.artsfeatures5 |access-date=2016-10-29 |title=Sleater-Kinney: One Beat |last=Aizlewood |first=John |date=2002-08-16 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909184451/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2002/aug/16/popandrock.artsfeatures5 |archive-date=2014-09-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="NME review">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/sleater-kinney/6641 |access-date=2013-11-27 |title=Sleater-Kinney: One Beat |last=Segal |first=Victoria |date=2002-08-16 |work=[[NME]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225055331/http://www.nme.com/reviews/sleater-kinney/6641 |archive-date=2012-02-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7237-one-beat/ |access-date=2013-11-27 |title=Sleater-Kinney: One Beat |last=Mitchum |first=Rob |date=2002-08-27 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512130902/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/7237-one-beat/ |archive-date=2013-05-12 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Q review">{{cite journal |title=Sleater-Kinney: One Beat |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=195 |page=117 |date=October 2002}}</ref>

<ref name="Village Voice review">{{cite news |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/a-very-good-year-6412754 |access-date=2016-04-05 |title=A Very Good Year |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=2002-09-03 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222854/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/a-very-good-year-6412754 |archive-date=2016-03-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Christgau review">{{Cite web |access-date=2013-11-27 |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=sleater-kinney |title=Sleater-Kinney |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225917/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=sleater-kinney |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="Spin review">{{Cite journal |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=18 |issue=9 |date=September 2002 |page=127 |last=Gross |first=Joe |title=Sleater-Kinney: One Beat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xfEjLof28w8C&pg=PT17 |access-date=2016-10-29}}</ref>

<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/one-beat/sleater-kinney |access-date=2013-11-27 |title=Reviews for One Beat by Sleater-Kinney |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105042722/http://www.metacritic.com/music/one-beat/sleater-kinney |archive-date=2012-11-05 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Pazz & Jop">{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres02.php |access-date=2013-11-27 |title=The 2002 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |date=2003-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928014050/http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres02.php |archive-date=2013-09-28 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BF 2002">{{cite news |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/02604175.htm |access-date=2013-11-27 |title=The best albums of 2002 |last=Ashare |first=Matt |date=2003-01-02 |newspaper=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Boston Phoenix]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628073946/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/top/documents/02604175.htm |archive-date=2013-06-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="CMJ Top 10">{{Cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gnfF_10jpb8C&pg=PA10 |title=CMJ Top 10 of 2002 |journal=[[CMJ New Music Report]] |page=10 |date=2002-12-30 |last=Kleinfeld |first=Justin |volume=74 |issue=795 |access-date=2013-11-27}}</ref>

<ref name="Spin 2002">{{Cite journal |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=19 |issue=1 |date=January 2003 |page=71 |last=Ganz |first=Caryn |title=Albums of the Year |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2nxQP3qCjFgC&pg=PA71 |access-date=2013-11-27}}</ref>

<ref name="Pitchfork 2002">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5888-top-50-albums-of-2002/4/ |access-date=2013-11-27 |title=Top 50 Albums of 2002 |last=Reid |first=Brendan |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=2003-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024162512/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5888-top-50-albums-of-2002/4/ |archive-date=2013-10-24 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="OB Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=One Beat |others=[[Sleater-Kinney]] |year=2002 |type=CD booklet |publisher=[[Kill Rock Stars]] |location=Olympia, Washington |id=KRS #387}}</ref>

<ref name="CMJ interview">{{Cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HyoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12 |title=Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker on Time, time off and time in the rock game |journal=[[CMJ New Music Monthly]] |page=12 |date=July 2002 |issue=103 |last=Juzwiak |first=Richard M. |access-date=2014-03-22}}</ref>

<ref name="Start Together review">{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19860-sleater-kinney-start-together/ |access-date=2014-10-24 |title=Sleater-Kinney: Start Together |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=2014-10-24 |last=Pelly |first=Jenn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024115022/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19860-sleater-kinney-start-together/ |archive-date=2014-10-24 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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