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Slint's Spiderland: the album that reinvented rock

Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 1 May 2014

IN 1991, TEENAGE BAND Slint recorded Spiderland, a brooding, sinister record that invented post-rock and influenced a generation of musicians. What inspired a group of prank-loving kids to create a masterpiece?

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