History Music / Slint

They released their first album, ''Tweez'' to lukewarm reviews in 1989. Then, in 1991, they found their style and released their landmark album, ''Music/{{Spiderland}}'', which came on the heels of a year of landmark albums along with {{Music/Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' for {{Grunge}}, Music/MyBloodyValentine's ''Music/{{Loveless}}'' for {{Shoegazing}}, and so on, and became very influential to PostRock alongside Music/TalkTalk's ''Music/LaughingStock''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: After Slint dissolved, bands like Rodan, June of 44, and Shipping News picked up where they left off, developing their own unique takes on the band's distinctive sound. Rodan in particular have a reputation as being "Slint with a female vocalist", as not only do they sound extremely similar, but they also share a weirdly similar career trajectory of releasing one critically acclaimed album with six tracks[[note]]One of which is an instrumental, while the rest use SpokenWordInMusic[[/note]] before permanently dissolving and moving on to other projects. The bassist of Shipping News, Todd Cook, would eventually join Slint themselves onstage for their 2005 reunion shows.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: They named nearly all of the songs on ''Tweez'' after their parents. "Rhoda" is the one exception, as it was named after Britt Walford's dog.

'''Slint''' is an American AlternativeRock band from Louisville, Kentucky, usually given credit for jump-starting the PostRock genre along with Music/TalkTalk, as well as the MathRock genre. The band formed in 1986 from the ashes of HardcorePunk group Squirrel Bait, with Brian [=McMahan=] (guitar and vocals), David Pajo (guitar), and Britt Walford (drums) staying strong throughout the band's existence. The bassist would always be separate session musicians that would travel with the band.

* ChildProdigy: Britt and Brian were good enough at the age of 11 to open for ''Music/MinorThreat''.

* [[AllLowercaseLetters all lowercase letters]]: The liner notes of ''Spiderland''.

* CallBack: The raging guitars toward the middle of "Good Morning, Captain" echo the guitar part of the chorus of "Breadcrumb Trail."

* {{Rockumentary}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRpS6XGiOs&t=17s Breadcrumb Trail]]'', which is the source for much of the information on this page.
* ScaryMusicianHarmlessMusic: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Despite the music featured on ''Spiderland'', the band members were a bunch of 21-year-old goofballs who stuck [[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=FPmoAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=slint+van+signs&source=bl&ots=BEnSR2uZWw&sig=pN0nSukSaxm8saMnkvwmIE59hfM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp6MaY28DKAhVGl5QKHTXrCG0Q6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=slint%20van%20signs&f=false a bunch]] [[https://www.instagram.com/p/7bmL9pk_gzYrHFJ2iRZMeVTYfXRVtQ5GK45VE0/ of signs]] at the back of their van, played a gig at a local church, [[{{Troll}} deliberately took an hour to set up at a high school talent show]], and made an "[[ToiletHumor Anal Breathing]]" tape.

* CreepyMonotone: The band's usual vocal style. [[CarefulWhatThatAxe Other times...]]

* CreepyMonotone: The band's usual vocal style.

* {{Rockumentary}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRpS6XGiOs&t=17sBreadcrumb Trail]]'', which is the source for much of the information on this page.

* {{Rockumentary}}: ''Breadcrumb Trail''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: After Slint dissolved, bands like Rodan and Shipping News picked up where they left off, developing their own unique takes on the band's distinctive sound. Rodan in particular have a reputation as being "Slint with a female vocalist", as not only do they sound extremely similar, but they also share a weirdly similar career trajectory of releasing one critically acclaimed album with six tracks[[note]]One of which is an instrumental, while the rest use SpokenWordInMusic[[/note]] before permanently dissolving and moving on to other projects. The bassist of Shipping News, Todd Cook, would eventually join Slint themselves onstage for their 2005 reunion shows.

* SpiritualSuccessor: After Slint dissolved, bands like Rodan and Shipping News picked up where they left off, developing their own unique takes on the band's distinctive sound. Rodan in particular have a reputation as being "Slint with a female vocalist", as not only do they sound extremely similar, but they also share a weirdly similar career trajectory of releasing one critically acclaimed album with six tracks[[labelnote:*]]One of which is an instrumental, while the rest use SpokenWordInMusic[[/labelnote]] before permanently dissolving and moving on to other projects. The bassist of Shipping News, Todd Cook, would eventually join Slint themselves onstage for their 2005 reunion shows.

* GenreBusting: Even for post-rock.
** Mainly because they played it when it had been an UnbuiltTrope.

* SpiritualSuccessor: After Slint dissolved, bands like Rodan and Shipping News picked up where they left off, developing their own unique takes on the band's distinctive sound, with Rodan in particular very nearly sounding like the same band at certain points. The bassist of Shipping News, Todd Cook, would eventually join Slint themselves onstage for their 2005 reunion shows.

* ShroudedInMyth: Due to the band's semi-reclusive nature, creepy sound, nearly limited info, and their reputation as ShortLivedBigImpact ''Spiderland'' sounds all the more mysterious.

After the album the entire band went through a CreatorBreakdown. It is rumored that the brooding sound of ''Spiderland'' combined with pressure from the record company caused two of the members to be institutionalized during recording. What makes this especially creepy is the fact that all the band members were in stable mental condition prior to the recording. Nevertheless, this stress affected the band and they disbanded shortly after its' release. Pajo went on to join Tortoise and Zwan for a while after that, and Walford was briefly a member of Music/TheBreeders.

They've had three reunions. One in 2005 and another in 2007, but no new material is rumored, although they did perform a new song entitled "King's Approach" during their 2007 shows. A third reunion began in 2013, and the band has hinted at the possibility of new material. ''Spiderland'' has been reissued with two bonus discs.

After the album the entire band went through a CreatorBreakdown. It is rumored that the brooding sound of ''Spiderland'' combined with pressure from the record company caused two of the members to be institutionalized during recording. What makes this especially creepy is the fact that all the band members were in stable mental condition prior to the recording. Nevertheless, this stress affected the band and in 1991 they disbanded. Pajo went on to join Tortoise and Zwan for a while after that, and Walford was briefly a member of Music/TheBreeders.

** ''[[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slint_tweez_saab_cover.jp Tweez]]'' uses an image of a car with the band name and album title superimposed on the grille, making this the only Slint cover with text of any kind. It's relatively innocuous except for the spooky bare trees in the background.

-->''"Here is the typical way a new fan of Slint experiences the band. First you buy ''Music/{{Spiderland}}'', because that's the album everyone talks about. And you are blown away by it and vow to purchase everything anyone associated with this band has ever done. So you naturally go to ''Tweez'' next. It's ''not Slint'' - not ''your'' Slint. You buy Music/TheBreeders' first album, ''Pod'', because Slint's drummer plays on the record. It's good, but it's ''not Slint''. Meanwhile you've picked up a For Carnation album (ex-Slint!), Tortoise's ''Millions Now Living Will Never Die'' (ex-Slint!), and maybe one or two Papa M discs (ex-Slint!) - maybe you even tracked down that Evergreen album (ex-Slint!). They're ''not Slint.''"''

** ''[[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/slint_tweez_saab_cover.jp Tweez]]'' uses a shot of a car with the band name and album title superimposed on the grille, making this the only Slint cover with text of any kind. It's relatively innocuous except for the spooky bare trees in the background.

** The untitled EP pulls out all the stops, as it depicts a shooting. The overhead photo shows a man's corpse with a bloody stomach wound, his [[DiesWideOpen open eyes]] staring into nothingness. The pistol that presumably caused the injury lays on the ground near him. Two shadowy figures, an adult and a child, observe the scene.

** ''Tweez'' uses a shot of a car with the band name and album title superimposed on the grille, making this the only Slint cover with text of any kind. It's relatively innocuous except for the spooky bare trees in the background.

--->- '''Scott Tennant'''

'''Slint''' is an American AlternativeRock band from Kentucky, usually given credit for jump-starting the PostRock genre along with Music/TalkTalk, as well as the MathRock genre. The band formed in 1986 from the ashes of HardcorePunk group Squirrel Bait, with Brian [=McMahan=] (guitar and vocals), David Pajo (guitar), and Britt Walford (drums) staying strong throughout the band's existence. The bassist would always be separate session musicians that would travel with the band.

* CreepyMonotone

* EpicRocking: "Glenn" (6:17), "Washer" (8:50), and "Good Morning, Captain" (7:39).

Slint contains examples of the following tropes:

* WholePlotReference: "Good Morning, Captain" is based on ''Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner''.

* UncommonTime: They are also labeled "Math Rock" for a reason.

Slint is an American AlternativeRock band from Kentucky, usually given credit for jump-starting the PostRock genre along with Music/TalkTalk, as well as the MathRock genre. The band formed in 1986 from the ashes of HardcorePunk group Squirrel Bait, with Brian [=McMahan=] (guitar and vocals), David Pajo (guitar), and Britt Walford (drums) staying strong throughout the band's existence. The bassist would always be separate session musicians that would travel with the band.

Slint is an American AlternativeRock band from Kentucky, usually given credit for jump-starting the PostRock genre along with TalkTalk, as well as the MathRock genre. The band formed in 1986 from the ashes of HardcorePunk group Squirrel Bait, with Brian [=McMahan=] (guitar and vocals), David Pajo (guitar), and Britt Walford (drums) staying strong throughout the band's existence. The bassist would always be separate session musicians that would travel with the band.

They released their first album, ''Tweez'' to lukewarm reviews in 1989. Then, in 1991, they found their style and released their landmark album, ''Music/{{Spiderland}}'', which came on the heels of a year of landmark albums along with {{Music/Nirvana}}'s ''Music/{{Nevermind}}'' for {{Grunge}}, Music/MyBloodyValentine's ''Music/{{Loveless}}'' for {{Shoegazing}}, and so on, and became very influential to PostRock alongside TalkTalk's ''Music/LaughingStock''.