Instruct: Classify a review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: A great new direction for a great band

Sleater-Kinney's first few albums were easily some of the best, most explosive sounding and melodic punk albums of the 90s. In 2002, they started experimenting with their sound, and released 'One Beat', a more complex and more layered variation of their previous sound. With 'The Woods', they continue to experiment, and do so magnificently.Now, it should be noted that 'The Woods' is easily Sleater-Kinney's most difficult album. Some of the guitar sounds are loud and dissonant, and there's often a whole lot of noise over the magnificently written melodies. You might even say the sheer amount of noise is detramental to the album's overall sound. But anybody who loves it as much as I do when their favorite bands move in interesting new directions should love this album. Probably one of the best albums of the year.