The For Carnation - “A Tribute To”
The For Carnation

One of the first offshoots of Slint, The For Carnation put out a few albums leading up to this one, but none, I think, effect the same fusion of menace and melody quite so well as this self-titled release from 2000. The softly-spoken vocals of Brian McMahon are indeed very Slint-like, but the pacing and subtle instrumentation are much less abrasive - though that doesn’t mean the band is incapable of bursts of noise like that at the four minute mark. An excellent album.