Ep468: Justin Trosper of Unwound

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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