Tweez

Tweez
Studio album by Slint
Released 1989
Recorded 1987
Genre Post-hardcore[1]
Length 29:27
Label Touch & Go
Producer Steve Albini
Slint chronology
Tweez
(1989)		 Spiderland
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Piero Scaruffi [3]

Tweez is the debut album by American indie rock group Slint. Originally released on small independent label Jennifer Hartman Records in 1989, it was subsequently re-issued on Touch and Go Records.

All the album's song titles are taken from the names of the band members' parents,[4] with the exception of "Rhoda", which was named after drummer Britt Walford's dog: "Ron" and "Charlotte" are named for Walford's parents, "Nan Ding" and "Darlene" for guitarist David Pajo's, "Carol" and "Kent" for guitarist and vocalist Brian McMahan's, and "Warren" and "Pat" for those of bassist Ethan Buckler.

On the vinyl version of the album, the individual sides of the record are labelled and given in the track listing as "Bemis" and "Gerber".[4]

The car on the cover is a pre-1987 Saab 900 Turbo.

Personnel

Track listing

Side one: Bemis
No. Title Length
1. "Ron"   1:55
2. "Nan Ding"   1:47
3. "Carol"   3:40
4. "Kent"   5:48
Side two: Gerber
No. Title Length
5. "Charlotte"   4:29
6. "Darlene"   3:05
7. "Warren" (vocals: Edgar Blossom) 2:32
8. "Pat"   3:35
9. "Rhoda"   2:56

References

  1. ^ "Tweez: The Other Slint Album - Tweez by Slint - Epinions.com". 9.epinions.com. 1993-12-08. http://www99.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-144336/content_401563160196. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Piero Scaruffi review
  4. ^ a b The rough guide to rock - Google Libros. Books.google.com.co. http://books.google.com.co/books?id=haEfq-nKqjgC&lpg=PR7-IA899&ots=Ti9P7g7loJ&dq=tweez%20slint%20vinyl%20bemis&pg=PR7-IA899#v=onepage&q=tweez%20slint%20vinyl%20bemis&f=false. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
Slint
Brian McMahan • David Pajo • Britt Walford
Ethan Buckler• Todd Brashear
Studio albums
Tweez • Spiderland
EPs
Associated acts
Other