Ep468: Justin Trosper of Unwound

The Vinyl Guide Interview - For Record Collectors & Music Nerds

Justin Trosper of Unwound discusses the band’s resurgence, vinyl reissues, intergenerational fanbase, reflections on maintaining artistic integrity and what may be next for the band.

Topics Include:

• Unwound’s upcoming debut in Australia this November
• Thoughts on Unwound still generating excitement after all these years
• Younger fans connecting with Unwound’s music, seeing it as new and relevant
• Artistic purity and maintaining integrity
• Other band's covering Unwound - obligatory Melvins reference
• Working with Kill Rock Stars and the freedom they had
• Recording Leaves Turn Inside You - Making MagRecOne recording studio
• Working with Numero Group, developing boxsets
• Finding materials, tapes, artwork for vinyl reissues
• 4 boxsets: Kid Is Gone, Rat Conspiracy, No Energy, Empire - anything missing?
• Unwound has an archival ethic - UnwoundArchive.com
• Relationship with Vern after Unwound's breakup
• Lots of video and unexplored tapes
• What happened to the cover art for "Fake Train"?
• Is there the possibility of new material from Unwound?
• Does Justin still collect records?
• I'm sending Justin some records
• Playing the "Guess the Runout Groove Etching" game with Justin
• Interview wrap up

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