 Post @-@ rock bands Mogwai , Godspeed You ! Black Emperor , Isis and Explosions in the Sky have been influenced by Spiderland . Dinosaur Jr and Sebadoh member Lou Barlow said of Spiderland , " It was quiet @-@ to @-@ loud without sounding like grunge or indie rock . It sounded more like a new kind of music . " PJ Harvey has named Spiderland as one of her favorite albums , and supposedly contacted Slint regarding the band 's request for a female vocalist . Bob <unk> of Pavement and Mark Clifford of Seefeel have also cited Spiderland as among their favorite albums . The album cover of Spiderland was recreated by The Shins in the music video for " New Slang " . 
