# Slint recorded ‘Spiderland’ in one weekend. Then the band fell apart

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/slint-recorded-spiderland-in-one-weekend-then-the-band-fell-apart/
- Published: 2026-11-03T02:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T02:11:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/slint-recorded-spiderland-in-one-weekend-then-the-band-fell-apart/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Slint made *Spiderland* in one weekend.
- Its quiet-loud sound helped shape post-rock.
- The band split after the album’s release.

## Summary

Slint recorded their second album, *Spiderland*, in Chicago over one weekend in 1990, creating a stark, influential sound that helped shape post-rock and math rock. The intense sessions reflected tensions within the band and personal strain for vocalist and guitarist Brian McMahan, and the group split soon after the album was released in 1991.

The band developed *Spiderland*’s contrast between quiet passages and abrasive bursts, recording live with separate microphones for soft and loud vocals. McMahan had little rehearsal and, while recording “Good Morning Captain”, became physically ill after delivering its anguished screams. Slint had formed in Louisville, released only two albums and an EP, and later reunited briefly.

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