by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
Miami’s Winded are back, and they’ve come to rip. While Thrin Vianale recorded each of the previous releases solo, the project has expanded into a quartet for Double Single, an enormous reintroduction to the band, recorded together with Jon Nuñez (Torche, Shitstorm). Joined by Nick Cody, James Sturges, and Gunther Schenk, Vianale and co. bring a dense fuzz and muscular resolve to the enormous melodic hooks of both “Wish on the Mezzanine” and “Mercy 27”. Fresh off a pair of festival appearances, the band sound positively revved up, as sugary and sweet as they are crushing and distorted.
“Wish on the Mezzanine” is a massive beast of power-pop and shoegaze influences, twisted into something undeniably catchy and buzzing. With harmonies that burst through the low end sludge and the steady hum of the guitars, it’s the type of song that gives off sunspots as it glues itself deep into your memory. The drums pound as the guitars dig between a sea of overdriven drift and hazy shredding to create playlist gold. “Mercy 27” is a bit more subdued, but no less impactful. The song soars into each hook with sheer radiance, balancing the somber tone of the verses with a celestial surge of melodic fuzz thick enough to stand on.
Catch Winded at Gramps in Miami on December 14th.