| Unwilling to Explain | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 2019[1] | |||
| Recorded | December, 2011[1] | |||
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| Genre | Experimental rock, improvised music | |||
| Length | 43:35[1] | |||
| Label | ORG Music[2] | |||
| Producer | Mike Watt, Dan McGuire[1] | |||
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Unwilling to Explain is the fourth album by American improvisational band Unknown Instructors,[3] featuring Mike Watt (The Minutemen, fIREHOSE),[3] George Hurley (Minutemen, fIREHOSE),[3] J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.),[3] and Dan McGuire.[3]
It was the first Unknown Instructors album that wasn't improvised[4][5] and the first to feature Mascis on guitar instead of Baiza.[5][6] The recording took quite some time with Watt recording bass tracks in 2011 and Hurley laying down the drums the following year.[7] Mascis' guitar work was recorded three years after that with Dan McGuire's vocals following.[7]
David Arnson of Music Connection called it "truly interesting" but warned "Your mileage may vary on the Tom Waits- and Bukowski-influenced bop narration. The real take- away is Mascis’ fluid and expressive guitar work."[8] Razorcake's Michael T. Fournier praised it saying it "hangs together better than any of the group’s other records I’ve heard."[7] Mark Hughson of Jersey Beat said "If you’re into on-the-fly jazz rock you’ll be hard pressed to find better indie star power."[9]
