Slint

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Slint is an influential American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, widely credited with helping pioneer the post-rock and math rock genres through their intricate, atmospheric sound and the landmark album "Spiderland."

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instanceOf American rock band
musical group
rock band
associatedAct Bastro
King Kong
Papa M
Squirrel Bait
The For Carnation
Tortoise
Zwan
basedIn Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReputation cult band
highly influential in underground rock
dissolvedIn 1991
formedIn 1986
genre experimental rock
indie rock
math rock
post-hardcore
post-rock
hasAlbum Spiderland
Tweez
hasEP Slint (self-titled EP)
hasMember Brian McMahan
Britt Walford NERFINISHED
David Pajo
Ethan Buckler
Matmos (touring member)
Michael McMahan NERFINISHED
Todd Brashear
Todd Cook (touring member)
influencedGenre math rock
post-rock
slowcore
knownFor atmospheric and moody sound
dynamic shifts between quiet and loud passages
intricate guitar work
spoken-word style vocals
unconventional song structures
notableWork Spiderland
Tweez
originatedFromScene Louisville underground music scene
recordLabel Jennifer Hartman Records
Matador Records
Touch and Go Records
reunitedIn 2005
2007
2013
SpiderlandReleaseYear 1991
TweezReleaseYear 1989

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Palace Music
associatedAct
Slint ("Slint (self-titled EP)")
hasEP
Mogwai
influencedBy
Steve Albini
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