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Slint

Slint (/slɪnt/) was an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in 1986 after the dissolution of two local bands, Squirrel Bait and Maurice. It initially consisted of Brian McMahan (guitars, vocals), David Pajo (guitar), Britt Walford (drums, vocals), and Ethan Buckler (bass). Though little known during their original run, they gained a cult…

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Also known as
Small Tight Dirty Tufts of Hair (1986)
Genres
Post-rock · math rock · post-hardcore · indie rock
Labels
Touch and Go · Jennifer Hartman Records
Origin
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Past members
Brian McMahan · David Pajo · Britt Walford · Ethan Buckler · Todd Brashear
Spinoff of
Squirrel Bait · Maurice

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Slint

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Edges89
Triples211
Avg. degree1.98
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Slint

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related to 1992–present: reunions and reissues · 38
Slint → Aerial, Billy Corgan-fronted, Britt Walford, David Pajo, Dead Child, During, EP, Ethan Buckler, Evergreen, Four, Gang, Glenn, Go Records, Guitarist Brian McMahan, He, Household Gods, In, Interpol, King Kong, Members
related to Sources · 36
Slint → April, Archived, August, Back, Bloomsbury, Camber Sands Holiday Centre, David, Devine, Diver, Drowned, February, Foals, Good, ISBN, March, Math-Rock Family Tree, Mike, Peschek, Rachel, Retrieved April
related to 1988–1990: Todd Brashear joins, release of Tweez · 34
Slint → After, Albini, Bastro, Brian Paulson, Buckler, But, By, Code, Corey Rusk, Go Records, Go Records's, Jennifer Hartman, Jennifer Hartman Records, Louisville, LP, McMahan, McMahan's, Minneapolis, Misfits, On
related to 1986–1989: Founding, Recording of Tweez, and Ethan Buckler's departure · 25
Slint → Albini, Albini's, All, Big Black, Buckler, During, Hair, King Kong, McMahan, Movie Star, November, Once, Pajo, Rhoda, Slint's, Small Tight Dirty Tufts, Steve Albini, Steve Albini's, They, Though Slint's
related to Pre-Slint · 20
Slint → After, Brown School, Flaccid, In, Kinghorse, Languid, Louisville, Maurice, Maurice's, McMahan, Minutemen, Ned Oldham, Pajo, Slint's, Squirrel Bait, Squirrel Bait's, The Anomoanon, They, Walford, Walford's
related to Style and influence · 17
Slint → Artists, Big Black, It, It's, Leonard Cohen, Madonna, McMahan's, Minutemen, Neil Young, Nick Cave, Philip Glass, Pitchfork's Stuart Berman, Rachel Devine, Spiderland, The, The List, Walford's
related to 1991: Spiderland and dissolution · 15
Slint → Chicago, Despite, During, European, Go, It, McMahan, Paulson, Slint's, Some, Spiderland, Spiderland's, The, Touch, Will Oldham
Years active · 6
Slint → 1986–1991, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2013–2014
Past members · 5
Slint → Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, David Pajo, Ethan Buckler, Todd Brashear
Genres · 4
Slint → indie rock, math rock, post-hardcore, Post-rock

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SlintAlso known asSmall Tight Dirty Tufts of Hair (1986)1.00infobox
SlintGenresPost-rock1.00infobox
SlintGenresmath rock1.00infobox
SlintGenrespost-hardcore1.00infobox
SlintGenresindie rock1.00infobox
SlintLabelsTouch and Go1.00infobox
SlintLabelsJennifer Hartman Records1.00infobox
SlintOriginLouisville, Kentucky, U.S.1.00infobox
SlintPast membersBrian McMahan1.00infobox
SlintPast membersDavid Pajo1.00infobox
SlintPast membersBritt Walford1.00infobox
SlintPast membersEthan Buckler1.00infobox
SlintPast membersTodd Brashear1.00infobox
SlintSpinoff ofSquirrel Bait1.00infobox
SlintSpinoff ofMaurice1.00infobox
SlintSpinoffsThe For Carnation1.00infobox
SlintSpinoffsKing Kong1.00infobox
SlintWorksSlint discography1.00infobox
SlintYears active1986–19911.00infobox
SlintYears active19921.00infobox
SlintYears active19941.00infobox
SlintYears active20051.00infobox
SlintYears active20071.00infobox
SlintYears active2013–20141.00infobox

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