http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62088&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rssAs the story goes, Slint released their second album <I>Spiderland</I> in 1991 and the blizzard of that year followed shortly thereafter. It is quite possibly the most chilling record you'll ever hear, cold enough to freeze moments of your life like so many empty bubbles trapped in ice. Slint songs spool out yards of slack to hang yourself with, using long, tense tempo builds, maundering vocals and half-nodding guitars to set an uneasy half-dreaming/half-awake mood. It has the effect of leaving ample blank space to paint your own fears into. Taut, minimalist songs like "Don, a Man" list precariously alongside epic hallucinations like "Breadcrumb Trail" and "Good Morning, Captain." The manifold textural shifts and erratic mood swings of their songs left critics grasping for accurate labels, some settling on the pathetically inadequate "New Prog." Labels aside, Slint's success lay in their ability to render into music that crippling romantic malaise which transforms young people, usually in their early twenties, into giant nerve endings which feel only pain. They released three recordings in their brief career, but for sheer implosive gravity, <I>Spiderland</I> stands alone. - Chad DriscollPost-Rocken720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:42:20 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62088&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss As the story goes, Slint released their second album <I>Spiderland</I> in 1991 and the blizzard of that year followed shortly thereafter. It is quite possibly the most chilling record you'll ever hear, cold enough to freeze moments of your life like so many empty bubbles trapped in ice. Slint songs spool out yards of slack to hang yourself with, using long, tense tempo builds, maundering vocals and half-nodding guitars to set an uneasy half-dreaming/half-awake mood. It has the effect of leaving ample blank space to paint your own fears into. Taut, minimalist songs like "Don, a Man" list precariously alongside epic hallucinations like "Breadcrumb Trail" and "Good Morning, Captain." The manifold textural shifts and erratic mood swings of their songs left critics grasping for accurate labels, some settling on the pathetically inadequate "New Prog." Labels aside, Slint's success lay in their ability to render into music that crippling romantic malaise which transforms young people, usually in their early twenties, into giant nerve endings which feel only pain. They released three recordings in their brief career, but for sheer implosive gravity, <I>Spiderland</I> stands alone. - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22733955&variant=play&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss Post-Rock Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Slint Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.22733955 alb.22733955 Slint art.62088 4.99 Spiderland alb.22733955 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/7/3/1383736_170x170.jpg 2008-09-03 00:00:00.0 2008-09-03 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22733955&variant=play&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22733955&variant=data&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22733953&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss Post-Rock Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Slint Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.22733953 alb.22733953 Slint art.62088 1.99 _ alb.22733953 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/7/3/1383738_170x170.jpg 2008-09-03 00:00:00.0 2008-09-03 00:00:00.0 false false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22733953&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.22733953&variant=data&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.233593&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss Post-Rock Slint Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.233593 alb.233593 Slint art.62088 0.0 Slint alb.233593 null 1994-08-29 00:00:00.0 false false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.233593&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.233593&variant=data&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.233257&variant=play&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss Post-Rock Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Slint Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.233257 alb.233257 Slint art.62088 7.99 Tweez alb.233257 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/2/7/917200_170x170.jpg 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.233257&variant=play&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.233257&variant=data&rws=%2Fslint%2Fdiscography.rss