Untitled Slint EP

The untitled EP, also known as Untitled or Slint, is the only EP and final release by the American rock band Slint. It was recorded in 1989, with the band breaking up in 1990 before Spiderland's release; it remained unreleased until 1994.

Untitled
EP by
Slint
ReleasedAugust 29, 1994
RecordedEarly 1989
StudioChicago Recording Company
(Chicago, Illinois)
Genre
Length13:04
LabelTouch and Go
ProducerSteve Albini (uncredited)
Slint chronology
Spiderland
(1991)		 Untitled
(1994)

Background

The songs featured on the EP were recorded in the spring of 1989 with Steve Albini, who engineered Slint's first studio album. The album contains a previously unreleased song, "Glenn", and a reinterpretation of the song "Rhoda" from Tweez.

Both songs were intended to be released as a 12" single on Jennifer Hartman Records, the same label that released Tweez, as original copies of that LP included a flyer advertisement for the 12" as an insert; Slint signed to Touch and Go Records before it was sent to press, however, and the master tapes were shelved. In 1994, Touch and Go released the EP in 10" and CD formats.[1]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Marc Gilman of AllMusic praised the EP, describing it as "Slint's most important release" and "a requisite listen for anyone interested in the post-rock era." He also wrote: "Without lyrics, the music takes a precedence that it perhaps lacks on other albums."[1] In the 2004 Rolling Stone Album Guide, Mac Randall deemed the EP "the band's best work, astutely balancing invention, aggression, and discipline."[2]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled ("Glenn")6:11
Side two
No.TitleLength
1.Untitled ("Rhoda")6:53

References
  1. Gilman, Marc. "Slint – Slint". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  2. Randall, Mac (2004). "Slint". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 744–745. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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