Louisville legends Slint left behind an outsized legacy established on a mere two albums, not counting the EP released long after they split. The first, Tweez, became a time capsule, and the second, ...
While no one was listening, SLINT made some of the most important, influential records of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Then, the band simply disappeared-until a surprise new string of reunion gigs ...
The members of Slint took the stage as if they had stumbled upon it by accident. After settling in for a moment, drummer Britt Walford counted off the opening notes to “For Dinner ” The slow-paced, ...
I have grown up not wanting to see Slint live. I wanted them to play in no place other than a pond, with only the sound trickling out of the water, as if it were coming from a natural, maternal womb.
When the modern Louisville music scene is discussed on a national scale, its essence and mythologies dissected, it doesn't take long for Slint to be mentioned. First two sentences, usually. Three, max ...
Sat March 12, Showbox, 8 pm, sold out. Fear the worst. Because bad things usually happen when good bands reunite. Even when great bands get back together, the results can make the most faithful fans ...
The reunion of seminal underground rock act Slint has grown into a full-blown tour. By Billboard Staff The reunion of seminal underground rock act Slint has grown into a full-blown tour. Following a ...
I never really considered the possibility I might get to see a Slint show. There are lots of bands I listen to that aren't around anymore, which I hold out some hope might reunite. And of course there ...
Post-rock's crowning glory beautifully remastered, with bonus tracks, a film... and its mystery intact... Come the 1990s, amongst a certain constituency of alternative musicians, there was the ...
The somber back-lit figures were nobody’s idea of rock stars. The singer faced sideways to the audience and hardly spoke between songs, except to jokingly admonish the audience for not heckling loud ...
One of the best qualities of Breadcrumb Trail-- Lance Bangs' fantastic documentary on Slint, released earlier this year -- is the wealth of rare footage Bangs' unearthed, and how naturally it flows ...