Unwound discography explained
| Artist: | Unwound |
| Studio: | 8 |
| Live: | 3 |
| Compilation: | 8 |
| Music Videos: | 3 |
| Ep: | 5 |
| Singles: | 10 |
The discography of American post-hardcore band Unwound consists of eight studio albums, three live albums, five EPs, ten singles, three music videos, and eight compilation albums.[1] [2]
The band originally formed in 1988 under the name Giant Henry and recorded an album's worth of material (the album would be released in 2013 as Big Baby[3]) before changing their name to Cygnus X-1 for a short period of time in 1991 before settling on Unwound. The band released a self-titled demo that same year and not long after signed to Kill Rock Stars, who would release a majority of the band's discography, beginning with their debut album Fake Train. A year later in 1994, New Plastic Ideas was released, as well as a split EP with Helmet, Slug, and Hammerhead. While Fake Train was their first album to be released, their real first album, Unwound, recorded in May 1992, wasn't released until 1995, the same year as The Future of What. 1996 saw the release of Repetition and a split with Steel Pole Bath Tub. In 1997, the EP The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train was released, and 1998 saw the release of Challenge for a Civilized Society. The band released their first two compilation albums in 1999, Further Listening and , and the band's first music video for the song "Lifetime Achievement Award". The only release from 2000 was a split with Versus. 2001 saw the band release their final album Leaves Turn Inside You and a music video for "Radio Gra". The band's final release before disbanding in 2002 was a music video for "Scarlette".
Since 2013, The Numero Group has been remastering and reissuing the band's music. In 2023, the band announced several reunion shows[4] and have stayed active through 2024 but have yet to release new music.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Release info |
|---|
| Fake Train |
|
| New Plastic Ideas | - March 18, 1994
- Kill Rock Stars
- CD, LP, cassette
|
| The Future of What | - April 24, 1995
- Kill Rock Stars
- CD, LP, cassette
|
| Unwound | - August 14, 1995
- Honey Bear Records
- CD, LP
- Recorded in 1992
|
| Repetition | - April 9, 1996
- Kill Rock Stars
- CD, LP, cassette
|
| Challenge for a Civilized Society | - January 13, 1998
- Kill Rock Stars
- CD, LP, cassette
|
| Leaves Turn Inside You | - April 17, 2001
- Kill Rock Stars
- CD, LP
|
| Big Baby |
| |
Live albums
| Title | Release info |
|---|
| Live Leaves | - December 11, 2012
- Not on label
- Credited to UNWND
- LP
|
| 7/26/2001 | - October 1, 2013
- Numero Group
- LP
|
| 06/30/1999: Reykjavik, Iceland | - October 14, 2014
- Numero Group
- LP
| |
Compilation albums
!Title!Release info| Further Listening |
|
| - September 14, 1999
- Kill Rock Stars
- CD, LP
|
| Kid Is Gone | - September 13, 2013
- Numero Group
- CD, LP
|
| Rat Conspiracy | - March 18, 2014
- Numero Group
- CD, LP
|
| No Energy | - October 14, 2014
- Numero Group
- LP
|
| Empire | - September 4, 2015
- Numero Group
- LP
|
| What Was Wound | - December 5, 2016
- Numero Group
- LP/CD/DVD
|
| Faked Train | - September 25, 2020
- Numero Group
- Digital
| |
EPs
| Title | Release info |
|---|
| Unwound | - 1991
- Not on label
- Demo tape
|
| Unwound | - 1993
- Gravity Records
- 7"
- Reissued by Numero Group in 2020 as You Bite My Tongue
|
| Jabberjaw Vol. 1 | - 1994
- Mammoth Records
- 7"
- Split with Helmet, Slug, and Hammerhead
|
| The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train |
|
| Live in London | - 1999
- LoveLetter Records
- 12"
- Reissued by Numero Group in 2015 as Peel Sessions
| |
Singles
!Title!Release info| "Caterpillar"/"Miserific Condition"/"Love & Fear" |
|
| "Kandy Korn Rituals"/"Against"/"Hating In D" |
|
| "Negated"/"Said Serial" |
|
| "MK Ultra"/"Totality" |
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| "Seen Not Heard"/"Tokyo" |
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| "Corpse Pose"/"Everything Is Weird" |
|
| "Torch Song"/"All In Doubt" |
|
| "Demons Sing Love Songs" | - 2015
- Numero Group
- Digital
|
| Fantasma | - 2021
- Numero Group
- 7"
- Split with Karate
|
| For Your Entertainment | - 2023
- Numero Group
- Split with Pelican and Karate
- Digital, cassette
| |
Music videos
!Song name!Release info| "Lifetime Achievement Award" |
|
| "Radio Gra" |
|
| "Scarlette" |
| |
Appearances on other releases
!Year!Song title!Release!Label| 1991 | "You Speak Jealousy" | Kill Rock Stars | Kill Rock Stars |
| 1992 | "Stumbling Block" | Throw: The Yoyo Studio Compilation | Yoyo |
| 1992 | "Bionic" | International Pop Underground Convention | K Records |
| 1993 | "8/15/93" | Live at the X-Ray | X-Ray Tapes |
| 1994 | "Plight" | Our Life Could Be Your Live: A Tribute to D. Boon and the Minutemen | n/a |
| 1994 | "New Radio Hit" | The Smitten Love Song Comp. | Karate Brand |
| 1994 | "Eternalux" | A Day In The Park: A Compilation of Now Sounds | The Now Sound |
| 1995 | "Broken E Strings" | Basement Tapes: A KSPC Compilation of Live Recordings | KSPC |
| 1995 | "Dragnalus" | Half-Cocked | Matador |
| 1995 | "Lucky Acid | Wänt.Comp.Uno. | Wäntage USA |
| 1995 | "Rat Bite" | The In-Store Play Sampler | Mordam |
| 1996 | "Valentine Card" | Yoyo A Go Go | Yoyo |
| 1997 | "Hating In D" | Some Songs from the Kill Rock Stars Singles | Kill Rock Stars |
| 1998 | "Laugh Track" | Rock Sound Volume 26 | Rock Sound |
| 1998 | "Data" | Musique Sans Frontieres | Matador |
| 1998 | "Laugh Track" | Ox-Compilation #30: Turn The Radio Off And Play Some Real Music! | Ox Fanzine |
| 1999 | "NO TECH!" | Everything is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology | Matador |
| 1999 | "Laugh Track" | Opscene Promo CD #6 | Paieren Tijger |
| 1999 | "Unauthorized Autobiography" | Nowcore!: The Punk Rock Evolution | K-Tel |
| 1999 | "Lifetime Achievement Award" | Kill Rock Stars Video | Kill Rock Stars |
| 1999 | "Rising Blood" | Beware The Cat #10 | Beware The Cat |
| 1999 | "Lifetime Achievement Award" | Taty Du Post Rock | Ultraviolet |
| 1999 | "Pinwheel Signaling" | Multi-Vitamin Comp | Punk In My Vitamin |
| 1999 | "Broken E Strings" | Audio Ambrosia | Cductive |
| 2000 | "Mile Me Deaf" | Jackson's Jukebok | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2000 | "Dragnalus" | X-Ray Visions Soundtrack Album | Kwali-T |
| 2001 | "Behold The Salt | Sonic Youth Presents All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1 | ATP/Recordings |
| 2001 | "Demons Sing Love Songs" | Draw Me A Riot | Matador |
| 2001 | "Lazslo" | Troubleman Mixtape | Troubleman |
| 2001 | "Arboretum (live)" | Songs for Cassavetes | Better Looking |
| 2001 | "MK Ultra" | Turbo's Tunes | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2001 | "Look A Ghost" | 2001 Sampler | Mordam |
| 2003 | "Demons Sing Love Songs" | Mollie's Mix | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2005 | "Valentine Card (live)" | Video Fanzine III | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2007 | "Corpse Pose" | A Tribute to No: 18 @ Atlas Pasaj Where Thrilling Music Meets With Nonsensical Business | Kod Muzik |
| 2008 | "Corpse Pose" | Mountain Magic: A Kill Rock Stars Collection 1991-2000 | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2008 | "Scarlette" | Magic Mountain: A Kill Rock Stars Collection 2001-2008 | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2008 | "Kandy Korn Rituals" | Me Gusta Rococo, Rococo is Fun Stuff | Rococo |
| 2011 | "Corpse Post" | 20 Years of Kill Rock Stars | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2013 | "You Speak Jealousy" | Kill Rock Stars/Stars Kill Rock/Rock Stars Kill | Kill Rock Stars |
| 2013 | "Below the Salt" | Duyster.4 | PIAS |
| 2016 | "Totality" | 19 | Numero Group |
| 2023 | "Were, Are & Was or Is" | Numero Twenty | Numero Group | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Complete Discography . 2024-06-11 . UNWOUND . en-US.
- Web site: Unwound Discography . June 11, 2024 . Discogs.
- Web site: Minsker . Evan . 2013-01-29 . Numero to Reissue Unwound's Complete Recordings . 2024-06-11 . Pitchfork . en-US.
- Web site: Aubrey . Elizabeth . 2022-07-13 . Unwound reunite after 20 years and announce series of live shows . 2024-06-12 . NME . en-GB.
