Spiderland is the second and final studio album by American
rock band
Slint(lead singer
Brian McMahan pictured). It was released on March 27, 1991, through
Touch and Go Records. Featuring dramatically alternating
dynamics and vocals ranging from spoken word to shouting, the album contains
narrative lyrics that emphasize alienation. Spiderland was Slint's first release on Touch and Go, and the group's last record. The title originated from McMahan's younger brother, who thought that the record sounded "spidery". Although Spiderland was not widely recognized on its initial release, it eventually sold more than 50,000 copies and became a landmark album in
underground music after Slint broke up. Its popularity increased in part after the appearance of the track "Good Morning, Captain" on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Kids. The album has been highly influential on the styles of many bands in the
post-rock and
math rock genres, including
Mogwai and
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and has been named a favorite of several indie rock musicians. In 2007, Slint reunited for a tour consisting of performances of Spiderland in its entirety. (
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1850 – San Diego, the first European settlement in what is now
California, was incorporated as a city.
1981 – The
Solidarity movement in Poland staged a warning strike, the biggest
strike in the history of the
Eastern Bloc, in which at least 12 million Poles walked off their jobs for four hours.
Sarah Vaughan (1924–1990), an American jazz singer described by
Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century", pictured performing in 1946. Vaughan began her career in the early 1940s and was a star within a few years, signing with
Musicraft Records the year this photograph was taken; she remained active until her death. Vaughan has received extended recognition, including induction into the
New Jersey Hall of Fame, two entries in the
Grammy Hall of Fame, and several
tribute albums.
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