Repetition

I don’t know how this flew under my radar for so long as it checks a lot of boxes for me. Challenging and discordant in just the right amounts, and if you give it a chance you’ll find some fantastic melodies under the fuzz.

Fantastic post-hardcore album by Unwound. I like Leaves Turn Inside You a bit better, though this one is a great listen too. Compared to the latter album it still has more up-tempo and edgy songs. I really like the baselines and the shaky vocals.

This is tense and dynamic and spiky – quite Slint-ian and vaguely Pere Ubu-esque in effect. The screaming early puts one off, but it gets better with slower/sparer passages (see "Sensible" and "Lady Elect") that suggest thoughtfulness and contemplation and ultimately deliver something like majesty. One would certainly trade this any of several other early punk bands (e.g., Minor Threat), primarily because it might merit a second listen.

Darkly hypnotic post-hardcore – I'd listened to the big hits but had somehow never given this LP a full run-through. While not every track hits as it should to keep things from dragging, the highs bring so much to the table that the duller sections are easy to ignore. Sharp, angular guitar lines, entrancing bass riffs, and some lockstep drumming make this an instrumental masterpiece and make the whole experience doubly chaotic yet logically coherent as a result.

June 11, 2025 HL: "Next Exit", "Corpse Pose", "Lady Elect", "For Your Entertainment" You can really hear the sonic influence from classic post-punk/gothic rock. Especially Public Image & Gang of Four. Yet at the same time it doesn't come across as a retread of that time period at all. You know the (admittedly imperfect) subgenres stat for the original list? Well, it turns out there are only a handful that I rated below a 3/5 average- nu metal, hardcore punk, *post-hardcore, and noise rock*. So when I say this is like a 3.5, it beats out much of the competition. I would gladly axe one of the Sonic Youth 90s albums for Unwound to be included in the OG list. Edit: person who submitted this album is big on Sonic Youth, so... just kidding!

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Unauthorized autobiography, Go to Dallas and take a left, For your entertainment

Get unwound

The opening track made me fear I wouldn't like it very much. But from the next song on, it was much better

Alternative alternative music from the 90s! Never heard this before, but I enjoyed it.

Very strange album. I think I would've liked it more if the vocals weren't constantly drowned out by all of the instruments.

I generally liked this - I spent a lot of the time while listening to trying to figure out what it reminded me of. Pavement, Minutemen, and Sebadoh all came to mind, not bad company as far as I'm concerned, though a harder edge on this. As is so often the case in this genre, it loses me somewhat in that I cant make heads nor tails of 90% of the lyrics. And without being able to distinguish the words, my ear can only interpret the vocals as another instrument - and as an instrument they're not that great nor expertly wielded.

Repetitive

Decent punky rock

Mix of shoegaze and sonic youth? It was alright

Absolutely not for me. It's totally fine music but just not my scene. It does feel like I've heard this sound quite a bit from others in the list. My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 3/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

Boring 90s alternative in the submitted list is becoming the early 80s post punk of the original list

I think I'm starting to hit post-rock saturation on this list

Great choice. Starts off a little rough, but there's a lot of depth here. Strategic use of noise gives great texture to the sound without ever becoming grating. This is one I'd like to spend more time with. Fave Songs: Unauthorized Autobiography, Lowest Common Denominator, Sensible, Lady Elect, Corpse Pose

3.5

I didn't hate all of it.

This was a middling album as it didn’t know whether it wanted to be more punk or more alt rock. Some heavy instrumental sessions that weren’t too complex other than being brooding or noisy. The lyricism is pretty simple and at times was comical repetitive with the disgust of life. Not something I’d revisit. 5.3/10

Post-hardcore, punk rock, post-punk, hardcore punk. No me gusta. Un 2.

Even without looking at a description, this is going to be post-hardcore. Just look at that cover and title. And oh boy am I not interested today. Yeah, it's post-hardcore. And it sounds exactly like every other album in this boring fucking genre. 2/5 and fuck you.

A curate's egg. Bits of it were delicious.

It's okay, didn't love it tbh

Not one for my archives I’m afraid.