Born out of Covid boredom and a freshly acquired TASCAM 388 in Northern California, The Wind-Ups are the fully realized bedroom project of Jake Sprecher (Terry Malts, Smokescreens, Jonathan Richman).

The Wind Ups’ debut LP, Try Not To Think, was released in August 2021 by Mt.St.Mtn., and is a lo-fi punk rock ‘n’ roll burst that veteran Infrasonic mastering tech Dave Gardner (Black Lips, King Khan) calls “one of the loudest records I’ve ever worked on.”

It might quickly remind you of The Saints, The Ramones or The Spits. But listen a little longer and you’re certain to pick up on an unabashed power pop backbone, one that sources influence from the Modern Lovers, Paul Collins’ Beat, The Shoes, so on and so forth.

Order the record here.

The band has announced a run of dates in March. Those are as follows:
Fri 3/11 – Happy Dog, Cleveland OH
Sat 3/12 – Blind Rage Records, Dayton OH
Tue 3/15 – The Comet, Cincinnati OH
Wed 3/16 – Space Bar, Columbus OH
Thu 3/17 – Government Center, Pittsburgh PA
Fri 3/18 – Khyber Pass, Philadelphia PA
Sat 3/19 – TV Eye, New York NY
Sun 3/20 – Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
Mon 3/21 – Fuzzy Cactus, Richmond VA
Tue 3/22 – The Empty Glass, Charleston WV
Wed 3/23 – State Street Pub, Indianapolis IN
Thu 3/24 – Replay Lounge, Lawrence KS
Fri 3/25 – Lion’s Lair, Denver CO