Spiderland by Slint (Record, 1991)

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Slint

1990s

Record

1991

Experimental Rock, Post-Rock, American Underground

Studio Recording

Stereo

Spiderland

Album

Pop, Alternative, Rock

Alternative Dis. Alliance

6

United States

Ranked #69 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.", Ranked #22 in The NME "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" - "...A harrowing document of barely-imaginable remorse...", Rated #61 in AP's list of the `Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...zen scientists with a yen for synthesizing the best jazz and noise rock...reinvented rock-song structure and rejuvinated the concept of dynamics....No less an authority than Steve Albini called this album a landmark and that may be the truest statement he's ever uttered.", "Innovation and an Air of Menace Continue to Make Spiderland an Authentically Disconcerting Listen.", "Featuring the band's characteristic quiet/loud/quiet sonic conceit. As stylistic signifiers go...it's a nifty trick, one Slint deploys in ways that are hypnotic...", "The sound of hardcore types like Big Black slowed down to a snail's pace....the architects of the quiet/loud/quiet dynamic..."

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Brian Paulson

Striking second (and final) album from this Louisville band became an influential touchstone of the post-rock movement.