Editing Hole (band) (section)

===2009–2013: Reformation===
[[File: Hole SXSW 2010 (2).jpg |thumb|upright=1|left|Love and [[Micko Larkin]] performing with Hole at [[SXSW]] in Austin, Texas, 2010.]]On June 17, 2009, seven years after Hole's disbandment, ''[[NME]]'' reported that Love was re-forming the band with guitarist [[Micko Larkin]] for an upcoming album, on which Melissa Auf der Maur would be providing backup vocals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/13-things-we-learn-in-this-week-s-nme-18-june-2009-1432818|work=[[NME]]|title=13 things we learn in this week's NME|date=June 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041250/http://www.nme.com/photos/13-things-we-learn-in-this-week-s-nme-18-june-2009-1432818|archive-date=December 1, 2017}}</ref> Days later, Melissa Auf der Maur stated in an interview that she was unaware of any reunion, but said Love had asked her to contribute harmonies to an upcoming album.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/23/courtney-love-hole-reunion-questioned|title=Courtney Love's Hole reunion questioned by former bassist|author=Michaels, Sean|date=June 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122181606/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/23/courtney-love-hole-reunion-questioned|archive-date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> In response, Eric Erlandson stated in an interview with ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine that a reunion could not take place without his involvement, citing that he and Love "have a contract".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/07/qa-holes-eric-erlandson/ |title=Q&A: Hole's Eric Erlandson |work=Spin|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011154155/https://www.spin.com/2009/07/qa-holes-eric-erlandson/|date=July 9, 2009|last=Peisner|first=David|archive-date=October 11, 2012 }}</ref>

Hole launched a new website and various social media pages on January 1, 2010, and performed on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' in February. On February 17, 2010, they played a full set at the [[O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire]], with support from [[Little Fish (band)|Little Fish]]. On March 16, the first Hole single in ten years was released, titled "[[Skinny Little Bitch]]"; it peaked at No. 29 on the [[Billboard charts#Rock|Billboard Rock Chart]], and at No. 21 on the [[Alternative Songs|Alternative Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=April 3, 2010|page=44|title=Data for Week of April 23, 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOA5W_BoYGIC&q=skinny+little+bitch+no.+32&pg=RA3-PA44|volume=122|issue=13|issn=0006-2510
|via=Google Books}} {{free access}}</ref> The track also received airplay on [[Active rock]] and alternative radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/25/courtney-love-interview |work=The Guardian |title=Courtney Love: 'Sometimes I'm a little bit weird&nbsp;... but never unpopular' |first=Alexis |last=Petridis |date=March 25, 2010 |archive-date=July 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702211752/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/mar/25/courtney-love-interview |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''[[Nobody's Daughter]]'' was released on April 26, 2010, worldwide on [[Mercury Records]], and was received moderately well by music critics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/album-review-holes-nobodys-daughter.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Album review: Hole's 'Nobody's Daughter' |date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=May 20, 2010 |first=Margaret |last=Wappler |series=Pop & Hiss |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501004910/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/04/album-review-holes-nobodys-daughter.html |archive-date=May 1, 2010 }}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the album three out of five stars, but noted "[while Love] was an absolute monster vocalist in the nineties, the greatest era ever for rock singers&nbsp;... She doesn't have that power in her lungs anymore – barely a trace. But at least she remembers, and that means something in itself." The magazine also referred to the album as "not a true success", but a "noble effort".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/2746/20532 |title=Nobody's Daughter |author=Sheffield, Rob |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 26, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704101946/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/2746/20532 |archive-date=July 4, 2010 }}</ref> Love's voice, which had become noticeably raspier, was compared to the likes of [[Bob Dylan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14178-nobodys-daughter/ |work=Pitchfork |title=Nobody's Daughter |date=April 27, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |author=Petrusich, Amanda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111000527/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14178-nobodys-daughter/ |archive-date=January 11, 2015 }}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' gave the album a 6/10 rating, and [[Robert Christgau]] rated it an "A−", saying, "Thing is, I can use some new punk rage in my life, and unless you're a fan of [[Goldman Sachs]] and [[BP]] Petroleum, so can you. What's more, better it come from a 45-year-old woman who knows how to throw her weight around than from the zitty newbies and tattooed road dogs who churn most of it out these days. I know—for her, BP Petroleum is just something else to pretend about. But the emotion fueling her pretense is cathartic nevertheless."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Hole |work=Robert Christgau |title=Robert Christgau: CG: Hole |access-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701105522/http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Hole |archive-date=July 1, 2013 }}</ref> In support of the release, Hole toured extensively between 2010 and 2012 throughout North America and Europe,<ref name=harding/> as well as performing in Russia<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Moscow Times]]|title=Courtney Love Goes for a Picnic|url=https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/courtney-love-goes-for-a-picnic-8421|access-date=February 5, 2018|date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> and Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2011/11/14/courtney-love-storms-off-brazilian-stage-over-kurt-cobain-photo/|work=New York Post|date=November 14, 2011|title=Courtney Love storm off Brazilian stage over Kurt Cobain photo|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref>

On March 28, 2011, Love, Erlandson, Patty Schemel and Auf der Maur appeared at the New York screening of Schemel's documentary ''[[Hit So Hard|Hit So Hard: The Life and Near-Death Story of Patty Schemel]]'' at the [[Museum of Modern Art]].<ref name="bilb">{{cite magazine|title=Hole Reunites For Drummer Patty Schemel's Documentary Premiere |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472329/hole-reunites-for-drummer-patty-schemels-documentary-premiere |date=March 28, 2011 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 29, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524024524/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472329/hole-reunites-for-drummer-patty-schemels-documentary-premiere |archive-date=May 24, 2013 }}</ref> The appearance was the first time in thirteen years that all four members appeared together in public. Schemel had expressed a desire to record with Love, Erlandson and Auf der Maur stating "nothing has been discussed, but I have a feeling."<ref name="bilb" /> After the screening, the four took part in a Q&A session where Love stated: "For me, as much as I love playing with Patty – and I would play with her in five seconds again, and everyone onstage – if it's not moving forward, I don't wanna do it. That's just my thing. There's rumblings; there's always bloody rumblings. But if it's not miserable and it's going forward and I'm happy with it&nbsp;... that's all I have to say about that question."<ref>Love, Courtney. Extracts from a questions and answers session at the screening of ''Hit So Hard: The Life and Near Death Story of Patty Schemel'' at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. March 28, 2011.</ref>

In May 2011, a music video for "[[Samantha (Hole song)|Samantha]]" was shot in [[Istanbul]], although it remained officially unreleased.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/09/20/hole-samantha-video/ |work=MTV |title=New Video: Hole, 'Samantha' |date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=October 12, 2013 |author=Rubenstein, Jenna Halley |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015073519/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/09/20/hole-samantha-video/ |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In September 2011, [[Scott Lipps]] joined the band, replacing drummer [[Stu Fisher]]. In April 2012, Love, Erlandson, Auf der Maur and Schemel reunited at the Public Assembly in New York for a two-song set, including "Miss World" and the [[The Wipers|Wipers]]' "Over the Edge", at an after-party for the ''Hit So Hard'' documentary.<ref>{{cite web|title=So, The Mid-'90s Lineup of Hole (Including Courtney Love) Reunited At Public Assembly Last Night |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/04/hole_reunion_2012.php |work=[[The Village Voice]] |author=Johnston, Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |date=April 14, 2012 |archive-date=December 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222142630/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/04/hole_reunion_2012.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The performance marked the first time the four members performed together since 1998 after Schemel's departure and the 2002 breakup of the band.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-to-reunite-holes-celebrity-skin-lineup-again-20140402|title=Courtney Love to Reunite Hole's 'Celebrity Skin' Lineup Again|date=April 2, 2014|author=Grow, Kory|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140402212625/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/courtney-love-to-reunite-holes-celebrity-skin-lineup-again-20140402|archive-date=April 2, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On December 29, 2012, Love performed a solo acoustic set in New York City, and in January 2013, performed at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] under her own name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/courtney-love-rocks/story?id=18307066 |work=ABC |title=In a Cloud of Crazy, Courtney Love Rocks On |author=Marikar, Sheila |date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=March 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507171053/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/courtney-love-rocks/story?id=18307066 |archive-date=May 7, 2016 }}</ref> She booked further performances across North America as a solo act, with Larkin, bassist [[Shawn Dailey]], and Lipps as her backing band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/courtney-love/70575 |title=Courtney Love puts ad on Craigslist for new bassist – and gets just one response |work=[[NME]] |date=May 29, 2013 |archive-date=November 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106155412/http://www.nme.com/news/courtney-love/70575 |url-status=dead }}</ref>