“It’s crazy that our debut LP ‘My Apologies To The Chef’ is officially released. We cannot even put into words how excited and proud we are,” shares front woman and multi-instrumentalist Coco Kinnon. “Our amazing label Rise Records allowed us to take our DIY approach to the recording of the album. The process was a dream scenario. It was just me and Dan and Austin in our home studio from pre-production to sending it off for mastering.”
She continues: “I couldn’t think of a better introduction of the band. 14 hard hitting tracks, straight from a guest bedroom or garage. It’s raw. It’s got grit. It’s got emotion. It’s three punks obsessed with music making tunes for people obsessed with music. It’s our love letter to the punk-rock genre. We hope fans old and new love it as much as we do. To finish this off we’d like to thank our ENTIRE team for believing in us and helping us create something so special. All we ever said when we were grinding with no one on our side was ‘we just need ONE person to believe in us’ and now we have all of you… so thank you for allowing us to create, play, and live our dream.”
About latest single “TALK” she adds: “‘TALK’ is about feeling like your name is always in someone’s mouth. The more limelight we get the more we are susceptible to trolls, insecure people, and even artists that want to undercut you by spreading nonsense. It’s the wild f*cking west out here and we’ve dealt with it all. We had no idea how to put this into a music video. Our friends at We’re All Gonna Die had a killer concept- an unrealistic version of myself, doing the things tabloids have a field day with. Fights, getting kicked out of a bar, breaking the rules, all while dolled up like a zombie. This music video felt like a parody bio-pic. ‘TALK’ is genuinely one of our favorite songs on the record. We are stoked that it’s finally out in the world with the rest of ‘MY APOLOGIES TO THE CHEF’.”
Featuring previous singles “R U FAMOUS” “ATTENTION”, “Swear To God That I’m (FINE)”, and “I’M IN THE MARKET TO PLEASE NO ONE”, MY APOLOGIES TO THE CHEF has recently garnered attention from Consequence, Brooklyn Vegan, UPROXX, New Noise Magazine, The Noise / Ones To Watch, Alternative Press, and more. The band has also been featured on Spotify’s Marrow, New Noise, and All New Punk playlists, as well as Apple Music’s Rise and Grind, Negative Space, and Rise Above.
Last night Winona Fighter kicked off their headlining Yes, Chef Tour with a hometown album release show in Nashville at The Blue Room. The first leg of the tour will continue through the Springbefore the band head to the UK in May for Slam Dunk festival and for their first-ever UK Headline shows, then returning to the US to continue the album tour.
Winona Fighter- UK shows
19th May – Deaf Institute – The Lodge, Manchester
20th May – Heartbreakers, Southampton
24th May – Slam Dunk South, Hatfield
25th May- Slam Dunk North, Leeds
Tickets on sale now