Winchop

Musical genre has been a bit of an identity crisis for Winchop. The Raleigh duo somehow manages to take inspiration from Green Day, Talking Heads, Billy Joel, and a sprinkle of Cole Porter. Struggling to summarize their music, suggested genres include “indie rock”, “vaudeville punk”, and “two uggos figuring out how to write music”. Formed shortly after graduating high school in 2014, the newfound Winchop (Wilson Slagle, lead vocals, guitars; Gus Vieweg, vocals, keyboards, occasional melodica) began piecing together music they had been writing since they were sixteen. Having no resources but an aging Macbook Pro and some instruments, they proceeded to naively self-produce their first two albums (Flintrock, 2014; Passion Fruit, 2016) in Wilson’s basement using the ever-reliable Garageband software. These albums showcase the process of two novice songwriters teaching themselves the craft and learning how sounds work while experimenting in a unique, quirky way. But dumb luck was sure to befall them - under the guise of an indie label! Under Crimson Moon Records, Winchop debuted their third album Look Who's One! in March 2018 (with leading single Meteoric Rise!), an album that establishes their sound and ties the two songwriters together in a more holistic way than they have ever achieved before.