Spiderland

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Spiderland
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 1991 (1991-03-27)[1]
RecordedAugust 1990
StudioRiver North Records (Chicago)
Genre
Length39:31
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerBrian Paulson (credited as engineer)
Slint chronology
Tweez
(1989)
Spiderland
(1991)
Untitled
(1994)

Spiderland is the second studio album by Slint. Slint was an American rock band. Touch and Go Records released it on March 27, 1991. The band recorded the album in four days in August 1990. When Slint recorded the album, the members of the band were Brian McMahan (singing and guitar), David Pajo (guitar), Todd Brashear (bass guitar) and Britt Walford (drums). Spiderland was engineered by Brian Paulson.

The band ended before the album was released. It ended because McMahan had depression.[2] In the US, the album was not popular when it was released.[3][4] However, many music critics in the United Kingdom liked the album.[3] The album got a cult following. Many music writers think Spiderland was important in making post-rock and math rock popular in the 1990s.[5][6] In 2005, Slint got back together to do a concert tour. They played the full album at every concert.[7]

Track listing[change | change source]

All music written by Slint. Words by Brian McMahan and Britt Walford.

No. Title Length
1. "Breadcrumb Trail"   5:55
2. "Nosferatu Man"   5:35
3. "Don, Aman"   6:28
4. "Washer"   8:50
5. "For Dinner..."   5:05
6. "Good Morning, Captain"   7:38
Total length:
39:31

References[change | change source]

  1. "Slint Limited 30th Anniversary T-shirt". Touch and Go. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  2. Simpson, Dave (2014-05-01). "Spiderland by Slint: the album that reinvented rock". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tennent, Scott (2010-11-11). Slint's Spiderland. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4411-7026-2.
  4. Maximum Rocknroll 103 (1991 Dec). December 1991.
  5. Riggs, Richard (February 17, 2009). "Slowcore Week: Slint and Codeine - a shared musical language?". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  6. Schneider, Martin (December 18, 2014). "Slint and Will Oldham discuss that famous 'Spiderland' album cover". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. "'Post-rock' Slint briefly reunites | StAugustine.com". 2012-02-06. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2023-06-13.