Slint - Tweez [180G/ Remastered]

Slint's 1989 debut album remastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Studio from the original analog master tapes  Slint formed in 1986 as an outlet and pastime for four friends from Louisville, Kentucky. Their music was strange, wholly their own, sparse and tight. What immediately set them apart was their economy and precision. "Slint were that rare band willing to play just one or two notes at a time and sometimes nothing at all… 1989’s “Tweez” LP hints at their genius... - Steve Albini (Melody Maker, 1991)

Tweez is the debut studio album by American rock band Slint and the only studio recording released before their disbandment. It was originally released on the label Jennifer Hartman Records in 1989 as the only record put out by the label, which was run by their friend, Jennifer Hartman. It is the only Slint album to feature bassist Ethan Buckler.

The album was reissued by Touch and Go Records in 1993 after the group's follow-up, Spiderland, began to generate a cult following.

Tweez was recorded at Studiomedia in Evanston, Illinois, and was produced by Steve Albini.

All of the album's song titles are taken from the names of the band members' parents, 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".

Bemis
A1 Ron
A2 Nan Ding
A3 Carol
A4 Kent

Gerber
B1 Charlotte
B2 Darlene
B3 Warren
B4 Pat
B5 Rhoda