“Washer”, the album’s longest track, features a “barely audible” intro with guitar and cymbals before the rest of the band comes in. The song builds tension until the final verse, which features loud distortion, and is followed by a lengthy outro. The track could be interpreted to be about a break-up, but is more likely a deep and somber suicide note, as lines such as ‘Embracing thoughts of tonight’s dreamless sleep’ seem to be directly referencing death; it can be referred to as the “eternal dreamless sleep”.
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“Washer”, the album’s longest track, features a “barely audible” intro with guitar and cymbals before the rest of the band comes in. The song builds … read more
“Washer”, the album’s longest track, features a “barely audible” intro with guitar and cymbals before the rest of the band comes in. The song builds tension until the final verse, which … read more
Slint is a post-hardcore band consisting of Brian McMahan (guitar and vocals), David Pajo (guitar), Britt Walford (drums), Todd Brashear (bass on Spiderland) and Ethan Buckler (bass on Tweez). They formed in Louisville, Kentucky, United States in 1986. Though they disbanded circa 1991, they are considered to be a major influence on the post-hardcore, math rock, and post-rock scenes. Slint's first album Tweez was recorded by legendary sound engineer Steve Albini in 1987 and released in obscurity on the Jennifer Hartman Records label in 1989. It was followed two years later by th… read more