Both the Afghan Whigs and Slint have pretty much cemented their places in the history of US alternative rock and post-punk, and certainly need no great introduction from us.
The former have a new single, Lottery, that comes from Do The Beast, their first new album in sixteen years!
The latter have offered up a rough mix of an unreleased track, Pam, that comes from a forthcoming limited edition deluxe box-set of their seminal 1991 release Spiderland.
The Mad Mackerel 