A review by prismotron
Spiderland by Scott Tennent

4.0

seminal album of my latter-adolescence. the rotating cast of bands/characters/associations in the chapter about the formation of the band was entertaining (nice touch to have a table on the first page showing which indie band spawned the others and others and so on and so forth. had me crackin' one as a scenester. lol.) but the best part of this is 100% the breakdown of the songs on the album and every minute, obsessive decision that went into the sound. spiderland is an album of suffocating emotion, truly blown away at just how finely that effect was curated. i will never listen to this album the same way again. that rules.

additionally: learning PJ HARVEY applied to be the new lead singer post-split blasted my nuts CLEAN OFF. YELPED at my desk