Tweez

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Tweez is the 1989 debut studio album by American rock band Slint, known for its raw, experimental sound that helped lay the groundwork for post-rock and math rock.

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Tweez canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Slint ⓘ
bandMemberDuringRecording Brian McMahan ⓘ
Britt Walford ⓘ
David Pajo ⓘ
Ethan Buckler ⓘ
bassGuitaristOnAlbum Ethan Buckler ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception initially limited but later acclaimed in underground rock circles ⓘ
cultStatus cult classic ⓘ
drummerOnAlbum Britt Walford ⓘ
followedBy Spiderland ⓘ
genre math rock ⓘ
post-hardcore ⓘ
post-rock ⓘ
guitaristOnAlbum Brian McMahan ⓘ
David Pajo ⓘ
hasInfluenceOnGenre math rock ⓘ
post-rock ⓘ
hasTrack “Carol” ⓘ
“Charlotte” ⓘ
“Darlene” ⓘ
“Kent” ⓘ
“Nan Ding” ⓘ
“Pat” ⓘ
linked to: Pat

“Rhoda” ⓘ
“Ron” ⓘ
“Warren” ⓘ
inception 1989 ⓘ
knownFor dynamic shifts ⓘ
experimental song structures ⓘ
raw sound ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableCharacteristic abrasive guitar tones ⓘ
minimalist packaging ⓘ
unconventional rhythms ⓘ
originalReleaseFormat vinyl ⓘ
performer Slint ⓘ
producer Steve Albini ⓘ
producerRoleCreditedAs “Some Fucking Derd Niffer” ⓘ
recordedAt Recording studio in Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1987–1988 ⓘ
recordLabel Jennifer Hartman Records ⓘ
Touch and Go Records ⓘ
reissueFormat compact disc ⓘ
reissueLabel Touch and Go Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1989 ⓘ
trackNamesTheme named after band members’ parents and relatives ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Slint → notableWork → Tweez ⓘ
Slint → hasAlbum → Tweez ⓘ
Spiderland → previousWork → Tweez ⓘ
Brian McMahan → notableWork → Tweez ⓘ
Ethan Buckler → notableWork → Tweez ⓘ