Unwound (album)
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| Studio album by Unwound | ||||
| Released | August 28, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | May 1992 | |||
| Studio | Avast Studio, Seattle WA | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, noise rock, punk rock | |||
| Length | 27:35 | |||
| Label |
Honey Bear (CD) Punk In My Vitamins (LP) | |||
| Producer | Steve Fisk, Stuart Hallerman | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Unwound is the first studio album by the American post-hardcore band Unwound, although their fourth to be released. Trouser Press called the album "one of their best" [2]
Background and Recording
Recorded in May 1992, it wasn't released until August 1995, at which point Unwound had already recorded and released three other albums. "Kandy Korn Rituals" and "Against" (the latter of which is unlisted and attached to "Kandy Korn Rituals" on this album) were released on a 7" by Kill Rock Stars in 1992, along with a live song called "Hating in D". "You Bite My Tongue", "Understand & Forget" and "Kids Is Gone" were released on a self-titled 7" by Gravity Records in 1993. The other songs on this album were previously unreleased. Drummer Brandt Sandeno quit before the mixing was completed so the release was shelved until 1995 when the band decided "it was good" and finished the mixing.[3] The vinyl version was released on Vern Rumsey's Punk In My Vitamins label.
The album became out-of-print for many years until it was reissued in the vinyl boxset Kid Is Gone in 2013.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Antifreeze" | 1:51 |
| 2. | "Rising Blood" | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Understand & Forget" | 2:12 |
| 4. | "Fingertips" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "You Bite My Tongue" | 2:07 |
| 6. | "Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere Again" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Warmth" | 2:13 |
| 8. | "Prospect" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Kid Is Gone" (Labeled "Kid Is Gone (Chant of Vengeance)" on Kid Is Gone) | 2:11 |
| 10. | "Kandy Korn Rituals/Against" ("Against" is unlisted on back cover) | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 27:35 | |
| Kid Is Gone bonus tracks | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 10. | "Kandy Korn Rituals" | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Against" | 2:53 |
| 12. | "I'd Die to Know You" | 1:43 |
| 13. | "Sugarfit" | 2:07 |
| Total length: | 31:25 | |
Personnel
- Justin Trosper - Vocals, Guitar
- Vern Rumsey - Bass
- Brandt Sandeno - Drums
- Jane Laughlin - Photography
- Steve Fisk - Recording, mixing
- Stuart Hallerman - Recording
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=unwound
- ↑ Vail, Tobi (2013-06-21). "Interview: Unwound [Archive]". emusic.com. Emusic. Retrieved 2016-10-08.