Slint Spiderland

Ranked #69 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
"The sound of hardcore types like Big Black slowed down to a snail's pace....the architects of the quiet/loud/quiet dynamic..."
"[I]nnovation and an air of menace continue to make SPIDERLAND an authentically disconcerting listen."
Rated #61 in AP's list of the 'Top 99 Of '85-'95' - "...zen scientists with a yen for synthesizing the best jazz and noise rock...reinvented rock-song structure and rejuvinated the concept of dynamics....No less an authority than Steve Albini called this album a landmark and that may be the truest statement he's ever uttered."
"[Featuring] the band's characteristic quiet/loud/quiet sonic conceit. As stylistic signifiers go...it's a nifty trick, one Slint deploys in ways that are hypnotic..."
Ranked #22 in The NME "Top 30 Heartbreak Albums" - "...A harrowing document of barely-imaginable remorse..."