Winona Fighter Cover Violent Femmes

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Winona Fighter have shared an acoustic cover of “Blister in the Sun.”

Winona Fighter has today shared their take on Violent Femme’s “Blister In The Sun”, out now via Rise Records. Fans can stream the song here: https://winonafighter.lnk.to/BITSAPR.

On the new cover, front woman and multi-instrumentalist Coco Kinnon shares: “The inspiration for doing a cover of ‘Blister In The Sun’ came when we were talking about doing an acoustic variant of our record,” shares front woman and multi-instrumentalist Coco Kinnon. “We love to honor those who have paved the way in everything we do, so it was only natural for us to pay homage to the folk-punk legends themselves, Violent Femmes. We are really stoked about this cover and getting a nod of approval from the band themselves made us all the more proud and excited.”
 
Adds Violent Femmes co-founder and bassist Brian Ritchie: ”I am thrilled to hear Winona Fighter’s reinterpretation of our eternal standard, Blister In the Sun. We are always proud when our music seeps into subsequent generations of musicians and listeners. Winona’s pithy approach keeps much of the original energy, while adding several novel details. Coco’s lead vocal seems true to Gordon’s blueprint until she substitutes attention-getting high harmonies for the melody. The song was always androgynous and non-gendered. This is amplified in Winona Fighter’s take. I also love when, after a relaxed pace for the bulk of the song, the band sends the song into the stratosphere like a rocket ship at the very end by kicking ass and turning up the volume. Nice touch.”

“Blister In The Sun” will be featured on the upcoming deluxe edition of the band’s critically acclaimed debut album My Apologies To The Chef. Set to be released digitally on September 5th with limited edition vinyl available for pre-order now, the expanded album will feature acoustic versions of every song from the original record, as well as their cover of Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” and the recently released track “(Don’t Get) CLOSE”.

To pre-save/pre-order My Apologies To The Chef Deluxe, please visit: https://winonafighter.lnk.to/MATTCD.

Winona Fighter recently wrapped up their multi-leg Yes, Chef Tour, which included the band’s first ever UK headline tour, a performance at Slam Dunk Music Festival, and three US legs including sold out shows in New York City, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Denver, and Kansas City. The band will be back in Nashville and Boston this fall, as well as at the Orlando stop of the Vans Warped Tour. Tickets available for all upcoming dates at winonafighter.com.
 
Additionally, the band has just announced that they will be returning to New York City on September 3rd for a special unplugged performance at Silver Lining Lounge. The free show, which comes on the heels of the band’s recent sold out NYC headline date, is presented by SPIN’s Lipps Service Podcast. RSVPs are open now here.

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