Styrofoam Winos / Sweet Petunia / Jake McKelvie

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  Styrofoam Winos

  Styrofoam Winos are comprised of songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and longtime friends Joe Kenkel, Trevor Nikrant, and Lou Turner. Their recordings and live set each buzz with the energy of the band’s radically communal approach, rotating vocal and instrumental duties while maintaining a cohesive folk rock palette. The group's self-titled debut album (via Sophomore Lounge) is both spacious and intimate, with moments raucously hard and feathery soft — a range that is as unpredictable as it is rare. Born of improvisation and written together with no single ego at the helm, the Winos create a shared world through self-aware lyrics, which are occupied by stories, characters, and strange encounters with a styrofoam-and-wine society. The tales are narrated by Turner, Kenkel and Nikrant, as they effortlessly trade vocals from track to track, or even within songs in the vein of Yo La Tengo or Fleetwood Mac. The record is intimate yet transportive – freely exploring sounds and themes within a tightly tethered bond of musicianship and friendship. In August of 2022, the Winos released their pandemic project, Styrofoam Winos Play Their Favorite M. Hurley Songs, a Michael Hurley tribute.
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  Sweet Petunia
• Jake Mckelvie