'Breadcrumb Trail' doc untangles Slint's album 'Spiderland'

With just six songs and a running time under 40 minutes, the 1991 album “Spiderland” by the quartet known as Slint is an unlikely landmark. Yet the record, with its clear ringing guitar sounds stabbed by distortion and snapping, rolling drums, has an unsettling power and air of mystery that has made it deeply influential in the years since. If empty, mist-shrouded parking lots had a native sound, this would likely be it.

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21:21 on March 18 2014

Slint Announce U.S. Reunion Tour Dates

Stereogum — In the wake of the recently announced reissue of Spiderland and band documentary Breadcrumb Trail, Slint have announced a series of U.S. tour dates. Along with a few prev... more info

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18:42 on March 18 2014