Name: Try Not To Think
Brand: The Wind-Ups

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MTN30LP

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Colour

green

Colour details

Green / Clear Splatter

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-08-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0810017647873

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Artist

The Wind-Ups

Genre GB

Garage / Surf / Trash

Label GB

Mt St Mtn Records

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<br>LP, <i>Try Not To Think</i>, 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 pickup on an unabashed power pop backbone, one that sources influence from the Modern Lovers, Paul Collins' Beat, The Shoes, so on and so forth. 

Former Terry Malts members and dear friends Phil Benson (Neutrals) and Nathan Sweatt are waiting in the wings to join the live band when life returns, with Try Not To Think set for an early summer release on Mt. St. Mtn Records. "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 featureson 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.

Try Not To Think

Music GB