AN album released on one of the darkest days in modern history is finally getting a second chance, with Wynnum-based musician Ken Kunin preparing to revisit Attachments 25 years after its original release.
Kunin will release the solo album on September 28, his 58th birthday, after its original September 11, 2001 release was overshadowed by the terrorist attacks in the United States.
The American musician had spent almost a year working on Attachments, which represented a significant change from the bands and grungier rock projects he had previously been involved with.
Kunin said the solo project allowed him to explore a broader mix of rock and roll, dark country, folk and cinematic influences.
“It represented just a different vibe that wasn’t as pure sort of rock as what I’d been doing,” he said.
The album’s title reflects the different attachments people develop throughout their lives.
“We get attached to things that are good, bad and indifferent,” he said. “It’s good when it’s love, it’s bad when it’s addiction.”
While Kunin had traditionally handled the songwriting in his previous bands, releasing music under his own name brought a different level of exposure.
“If people liked it, they liked Ken Kunin,” he said. “And if they didn’t like it, then they didn’t like Ken Kunin.”
Everything changed on the morning of September 11 for everybody, with the experience contributing to a dramatic change in direction for Kunin, who moved to Australia and barely picked up an instrument for much of the following decade.
He said he had considered revisiting Attachments several times, before deciding its 25th anniversary provided the right opportunity.
The release also comes during a break from recording with The Kunins, his musical project with daughter Lily, following three records together.
Rather than simply re-releasing the original album, a new song has been added in Sure Ain’t Pretty, which reflects where he is as a songwriter in 2026.
Kunin said age had also changed his approach to songwriting, with the musician now far less concerned about whether a song might become commercially successful.
The album Attachments will be available through major music streaming platforms from September 28, 25 years after circumstances beyond his control buried its original release.
