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Untitled Slint EP

1994 EP by Slint

Untitled

EP by

Slint

ReleasedAugust 29, 1994RecordedEarly 1989StudioChicago Recording Company
(Chicago, Illinois)Genre

Post-rock
math rock
instrumental rock^[1]

Length13:04LabelTouch and GoProducerSteve Albini (uncredited)Slint chronology

Spiderland
(1991)

Untitled
(1994)

Tweez (tweethan mix)
(2024)

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.

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gilman, Marc. "Slint – Slint". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
^ 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).
^ ^a ^b 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.