{"id":39760,"date":"2023-11-04T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39760"},"modified":"2023-10-28T16:19:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T20:19:26","slug":"blistering-noise-poppers-the-wind-ups-return-with-happy-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39760","title":{"rendered":"Blistering, noise poppers The Wind-Ups return with\u00a0\u2018Happy Like This\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>High energy, bedroom punk project The Wind Ups are back with a new album \u2018Happy Like This\u2019. It includes 11 combustible tracks of blistering noise pop, with the fuzzed-out teaser <em>Oh, I Know<\/em> as the first single\/video. Watch the video\u00a0via YouTube below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_U8xcl2mV0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you happy like this?\u201d Purveyors of raw power pop and punk, The Wind-Ups may or may not be curious to know. Since the release of their 2021 debut,\u00a0\u2018Try Not To Think,\u2019 the Northern California bedroom-project-turned-touring outfit has gained the reputation of a lights-out live band, emulating the same breakneck pace of the record. And you are damn sure to find that same frenetic combustion on their second LP,\u00a0\u2018Happy Like This,\u2019 which hits the streets via Mt.St.Mtn on October 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced in identical fashion to the first album,\u00a0\u2018Happy Like\u00a0This\u2019\u00a0finds frontman Jake Sprecher once again in his comfort zone\u2013writing, performing, recording and mixing the entire record himself from the backyard confines of his home in the college town of Chico. Still slamming \u00bc\u201d tape into the red, you\u2019ll hear many-a blistering hook in the form of tracks like <em>Oh I Know<\/em> and <em>Tell Me Again (How Pretty I Am)<\/em> and odd-measure pushers like <em>Nothing But Time<\/em> and <em>Starting To Lose Ya<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>300 copies on orange vinyl. Purchase it&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gmail.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b619dad5f286913825a10a10f&amp;id=2dba93a2ad&amp;e=3542496417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See them live:<br>11\/5&nbsp;&#8211; Freakout Fest &#8211; Seattle, WA<br>11\/16&nbsp;&#8211; Duffy&#8217;s &#8211; Chico, CA<br>1\/19&nbsp;&#8211; Make Out Room &#8211; San Francisco, CA<br>1\/20&nbsp;&#8211; The Sardine &#8211; San Pedro, CA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>High energy, bedroom punk project The Wind Ups are back with a new album \u2018Happy Like This\u2019. 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