71: Slint Spiderland (1991)

Slint emerged through Rough Trade in the late 80s creating music that you can either really sink into and absorb or you just have to walk away. There’s not a lot easy about Slint, but they’re fucking brilliant anyway. They invented the whole “omg things are quiet wait a sec they’re really fucking loud” thing that bands love to do these days (think Mogwai and a bazillion other bands), but they did it with bizarre guitar work and impassioned, original and fucking poetic lyricism. Don’t forget the rhythm section, with bass and drum intensity rarely matched, or Albini’s production, or David Pajo’s (Tortoise, Pajo) guitar work. Just incredible.

Slint “Breadcrumb Trail” (mp3)