An album Maximum Rock 'N' Roll deemed not punk enough to review, UNWOUND's 1994 sophomore effort was a lethal depth charge aimed at major label grunge and independent hardcore alike. From the off-kilter, vertiginous rhythm of "Entirely Different Matters" to the neck-snapping velocity of "What Was Wound" to the relentless pounding at the end of "All Souls Day," New Plastic Ideas is the SONIC YOUTH-loving older sister to Fake Train's post-punk-obsessed little brother.
