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
Released	August 29, 1994
Recorded	Early 1989
Studio	Chicago Recording Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre	Post-rock math rock instrumental rock[1]
Length	13:04
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Steve Albini (uncredited)
Slint chronology
Spiderland (1991) Untitled (1994) Tweez (tweethan mix) (2024)

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	(2001)[2] (2012)[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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."^[3]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	Untitled ("Glenn")	6:11

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	Untitled ("Rhoda")	6:53

References

1. Gilman, Marc. "Slint – Slint". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
2. Carlson, Dean (2001). "Slint / Aug 29, 1994 / Touch & Go". In Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (eds.). All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (4th ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-627-0 – via the Internet Archive (registration required).
3. 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.

External links

• Untitled EP at Discogs (list of releases)