Monday's Long Song

 

In 1991 Slint, a post-rock band from Louiseville, Kentucky released their second and last album Spiderland. At the time, the album was largely ignored and threatened to gather dust in record shops. It was only through word of mouth that this little masterpiece became accessible to a wider audience. 

I came across this album on the day of my divorce, when I asked for something new and emotionally moving at my favorite record shop. Mike, the owner, who I had also played football with for a long time, recommended the Slint record to me. And I still thank him for that today. The songs are like something out of a fever dream – simultaneously brutal and fragile, explosive and hypnotic. 

Above all, Slint created a post-rock template on Spiderland with their unique, tight style that many bands should take to heart. Mogwai must have listened to the infernal finale of Washer, which unleashes a firestorm on the prevailing melancholy, because they developed the interplay of loud and soft in this form on their early albums.

Slint - Washer