The Wind Ups announce U.S. tour, March 2022

The Wind Ups tour dates 2022

Fri 3/11 - Happy Dog, Cleveland OH
Sat 3/12 - Blind Rage Records, Dayton OH
Tue 3/15 - The Comet, Cincinnati OH
Wed 3/16 - Space Bar, Columbus OH
Thu 3/17 - Government Center, Pittsburgh PA
Fri 3/18 - Khyber Pass, Philadelphia PA
Sat 3/19 - TV Eye, New York NY
Sun 3/20 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
Mon 3/21 - Fuzzy Cactus, Richmond VA
Tue 3/22 - The Empty Glass, Charleston WV
Wed 3/23 - State Street Pub, Indianapolis IN
Thu 3/24 - Replay Lounge, Lawrence KS
Fri 3/25 - Lion’s Lair, Denver CO

>> Born out of Covid boredom and a freshly acquired TASCAM 388 in Northern California, The Wind-Ups are the fully realized bedroom project of Jake Sprecher (Terry Malts, Smokescreens, Jonathan Richman). The debut LP, Try Not To Think, is a lo-fi punk rock 'n' roll burst that veteran Infrasonic mastering tech Dave Gardner (Black Lips, King Khan) calls "one of the loudest records I've ever worked on." It might quickly remind you of The Saints, The Ramones or The Spits. But listen a little longer and you're certain to pick up on an unabashed power pop backbone, one that sources influence from the Modern Lovers, Paul Collins' Beat, The Shoes, so on and so forth.

“Northern California (Chico to be exact) veteran musician Jake Sprecher flies the Ramones flag high on a lo-fi, but go-to-11-in-volume album. The dynamic tracks are pure garage rock ‘n’ roll with a hefty helping of punk rock attitude. Sprecher not only features on all instruments and vocals, but he also wrote and recorded the full length. How’s that for one-man-band? And this lone man is also in slew of other outfits, from Smokescreens and Terry Malts to Beehive and as a contributing player for Jonathan Richman. What Sprecher is doing here lines up most closely with Terry Malts, minus the post-punk angle - and extra band members. Sprecher’s cruisin’ for a bruisin’, kicking up a ruckus on driving songs where their sound is compressed to the forefront for maximum amplification.”
- Big Takeover

‘Try Not To Think. Try Not To Think’ as a request is not a difficult ask as most brain activity shuts down when listening to the album, it’s as if your grey matter is being squeezed from either side by this glorious sonic assault. Every track is full of punk snarl and garage grit but this garage is on fire while the band just carries on playing. Forget coffee, forget defibrillators just attach headphones and fire up this album to make you feel truly alive. - Joyzine