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.
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) 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 A Single History: 1991–1997, 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 and has stayed active since, but it has yet to release new music.
Albums
Studio albums TitleRelease infoFake Train July 7, 1993 Kill Rock Stars CD, LP, cassetteNew Plastic Ideas March 18, 1994 Kill Rock Stars CD, LP, cassetteThe Future of What April 24, 1995 Kill Rock Stars CD, LP, cassetteUnwound August 14, 1995 Honey Bear Records CD, LP Recorded in 1992Repetition April 9, 1996 Kill Rock Stars CD, LP, cassetteChallenge for a Civilized Society January 13, 1998 Kill Rock Stars CD, LP, cassetteLeaves Turn Inside You April 17, 2001 Kill Rock Stars CD, LPBig Baby April 20, 2013 Numero Group LP Recorded in 1991 as Giant Henry Record Store Day release
Live albums TitleRelease infoLive Leaves December 11, 2012 Not on label Credited to UNWND LP7/26/2001 October 1, 2013 Numero Group LP06/30/1999: Reykjavik, Iceland October 14, 2014 Numero Group LP
Compilation albums +TitleRelease infoFurther Listening May 24, 1996 Matador CDA Single History: 1991–1997 September 14, 1999 Kill Rock Stars CD, LPKid Is Gone September 13, 2013 Numero Group CD, LPRat Conspiracy March 18, 2014 Numero Group CD, LPNo Energy October 14, 2014 Numero Group LPEmpire September 4, 2015 Numero Group LPWhat Was Wound December 5, 2016 Numero Group LP/CD/DVDFaked Train September 25, 2020 Numero Group Digital
EPs TitleRelease infoUnwound 1991 Not on label Demo tapeUnwound 1993 Gravity Records 7" Reissued by Numero Group in 2020 as You Bite My TongueJabberjaw Vol. 1 1994 Mammoth Records 7" Split with Helmet, Slug, and HammerheadThe Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train 1997 Kill Rock Stars LPLive in London 1999 LoveLetter Records 12" Reissued by Numero Group in 2015 as Peel Sessions
Singles +TitleRelease info"Caterpillar"/"Miserific Condition"/"Love & Fear" 1992 Kill Rock Stars 7""Kandy Korn Rituals"/"Against"/"Hating In D" 1992 Kill Rock Stars 7""Negated"/"Said Serial" 1994 Troubleman 7""MK Ultra"/"Totality" 1994 Kill Rock Stars 7""Seen Not Heard"/"Tokyo" 1996 Honey Bear 7" Split with Steel Pole Bath Tub"Corpse Pose"/"Everything Is Weird" 1996 Kill Rock Stars 7""Torch Song"/"All In Doubt" 2000 Troubleman Unlimited 7""Demons Sing Love Songs" 2015 Numero Group DigitalFantasma 2021 Numero Group 7" Split with KarateFor Your Entertainment 2023 Numero Group Split with Pelican and Karate Digital, cassette
Music videos +Song nameRelease info"Lifetime Achievement Award" 1999 Recorded in 1996"Radio Gra" 2001"Scarlette" 2002
Appearances on other releases +YearSong titleReleaseLabel1991"You Speak Jealousy"Kill Rock StarsKill Rock Stars1992"Stumbling Block"Throw: The Yoyo Studio CompilationYoyo1992"Bionic"International Pop Underground ConventionK Records1993"8/15/93"Live at the X-RayX-Ray Tapes1994"Plight"Our Life Could Be Your Live: A Tribute to D. Boon and the Minutemenn/a1994"New Radio Hit"The Smitten Love Song Comp.Karate Brand1994"Eternalux"A Day In The Park: A Compilation of Now SoundsThe Now Sound1995"Broken E Strings"Basement Tapes: A KSPC Compilation of Live RecordingsKSPC1995"Dragnalus"Half-CockedMatador1995"Lucky AcidWänt.Comp.Uno.Wäntage USA1995"Rat Bite"The In-Store Play SamplerMordam1996"Valentine Card"Yoyo A Go GoYoyo1997"Hating In D"Some Songs from the Kill Rock Stars SinglesKill Rock Stars1998"Laugh Track"Rock Sound Volume 26Rock Sound1998"Data"Musique Sans FrontieresMatador1998"Laugh Track"Ox-Compilation #30: Turn The Radio Off And Play Some Real Music!Ox Fanzine1999"NO TECH!"Everything is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary AnthologyMatador1999"Laugh Track"Opscene Promo CD #6Paieren Tijger1999"Unauthorized Autobiography"Nowcore!: The Punk Rock EvolutionK-Tel1999"Lifetime Achievement Award"Kill Rock Stars VideoKill Rock Stars1999"Rising Blood"Beware The Cat #10Beware The Cat1999"Lifetime Achievement Award"Taty Du Post RockUltraviolet1999"Pinwheel Signaling"Multi-Vitamin CompPunk In My Vitamin1999"Broken E Strings"Audio AmbrosiaCductive2000"Mile Me Deaf"Jackson's JukebokKill Rock Stars2000"Dragnalus"X-Ray Visions Soundtrack AlbumKwali-T2001"Behold The Salt"Sonic Youth Presents All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1ATP/Recordings2001"Demons Sing Love Songs"Draw Me A RiotMatador2001"Lazslo"Troubleman MixtapeTroubleman2001"Arboretum (live)"Songs for CassavetesBetter Looking2001"MK Ultra"Turbo's TunesKill Rock Stars2001"Look A Ghost"2001 SamplerMordam2003"Demons Sing Love Songs"Mollie's MixKill Rock Stars2005"Valentine Card (live)"Video Fanzine IIIKill Rock Stars2007"Corpse Pose"A Tribute to No: 18 @ Atlas Pasaj Where Thrilling Music Meets With Nonsensical BusinessKod Muzik2008"Corpse Pose"Mountain Magic: A Kill Rock Stars Collection 1991-2000Kill Rock Stars2008"Scarlette"Magic Mountain: A Kill Rock Stars Collection 2001-2008Kill Rock Stars2008"Kandy Korn Rituals"Me Gusta Rococo, Rococo is Fun StuffRococo2011"Corpse Post"20 Years of Kill Rock StarsKill Rock Stars2013"You Speak Jealousy"Kill Rock Stars/Stars Kill Rock/Rock Stars KillKill Rock Stars2013"Below the Salt"Duyster.4PIAS2016"Totality"19Numero Group2023"Were, Are & Was or Is"Numero TwentyNumero Group See also
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