 Spiderland received positive reviews from music critics , including Spin , NME , and The Village Voice . In a contemporary review for Melody Maker , Steve Albini , producer of Slint 's 1989 album Tweez , gave the album ten stars and called it " a majestic album , sublime and strange , made more brilliant by its simplicity and quiet grace . " Albini found its unadorned production impeccable and said that it vividly captures McMahan and Pajo 's playing so well that their guitars " seem to hover in space directly past the listener 's nose " , while " the incredibly precise @-@ yet @-@ instinctive drumming has the same range and wallop it would in your living room . " 
