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Bikini Kill Vocalist Lists Her All-Time Favorite Albums, and Unsurprisingly, Her Taste Is Incredible

Kathleen Hanna once discussed the albums that influenced her formative years, and these are our four favorites.

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As vocalist of Bikini Kill and beloved figure in the riot grrrl scene, there’s no doubt that Kathleen Hanna would have good taste in music. In a 2005 article for Spin, Hanna discussed nine of her all-time favorite albums, and the choices are top-notch.

Of the albums that Hanna considered life-changing, we singled out the following four as confirmation of her impeccable musical judgment.

‘Faster, Frightwig, Kill! Kill!’ by Frightwig

Deanna Mitchell and Mia d’Bruzzi formed Frightwig in 1982, releasing two albums in 1984 and 1986 before taking several hiatuses. The band was influential in the rise of the riot grrrl scene of the 90s, with many prominent artists in the movement taking inspiration from Frightwig. Allegedly, Courtney Love, Kat Bjelland, and Jennifer Finch of L7 were all at the same Frightwig show, and they decided to start their bands the very next day. Love once called Frightwig the “true grandmothers of riot grrrl.”

So it’s not a surprise that Kathleen Hanna considers Frightwig’s second album one of her favorites. “Frightwig was........

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