The Numero Group are finally wrapping up their comprehensive Unwound reissue campaign. Thus far, the label has released three collections from the Olympia post-hardcore band: Kid Is Gone, Rat Conspiracy, and No Energy, plus a reissue of the pre-Unwound band Giant Henry’s album Big Baby. The box set Empire is the final installment; it’s out September 4.
Empire collects Unwound’s 1998 album Challenge for a Civilized Society and 2001’s Leaves Turn Inside You. It also features singles, B-sides, unreleased tracks, demos, and a 15,000-word essay. Find the full tracklist below a trailer for the set.
Empire:
Disc 1(Challenge for a Civilized Society):
01 Data 02 Laugh Track 03 Meet the Plastics 04 The World is Flat 05 Sonata for Loudspeakers 06 NO TECH 07 Side Effects of Being Tired 08 Lifetime Achievement Award 09 What Went Wrong
Disc 2 & 3(Leaves Turn Inside You):
01 We Invent You 02 Look a Ghost 03 December in Thai 04 Treachery 05 Terminus 06 Demons Sing Love Songs 07 Off This Century 08 One Lick Less 09 Scarlett 10 October All Over 11 Summer Freeze 12 Radio GRA 13 Below the Salt 14 Who Cares
Disc 4(Empire):
01 Mile Me Deaf 02 The Light at the End of the Tunnel Is a Train 03 Solo Sonata 04 XNLT 05 Laszlo 06 Torch Song 07 Meet the Plastics (Demo) 08 The World Is Flat (Demo) 09 Empire (Demo)