Tucker said that she wanted to create something both quiet and powerful in the making of this album. It's not a record that a young person would write.' The origins of these songs lie in material Tucker wrote for live performances in early 2009 in Portland, after which many people encouraged her to make her own album. Tucker told The Portland Mercury that she was recording the album in April 2010, and said it was 'definitely more of a middle-aged mom record, in a way. 49 on the Top Independent Albums Chart, both on October 23, 2010. 9 on the Top Heatseekers Chart, and at No. As of August 2012, the album has sold about 8,000 copies. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, many of whom noted that the album was stylistically much more muted and intimate than her work with Sleater-Kinney. The only single released from 1,000 Years was 'Doubt'.
She recorded the album along with Seth Lorinczi and Julianna Bright of both Golden Bears and Circus Lupus, as well as Sara Lund of Hungry Ghost and Unwound. 1,000 Years is the first album by the Corin Tucker Band, released on October 5, 2010, and the first album Tucker released since Sleater-Kinney went on 'hiatus' in 2006.
