Winter McQuinn / Where Are We Now? LP Purple & Black Recycled Vinyl - OUT 19/09/2025

Winter McQuinn 'Where Are We Now?' LP Purple & Black Recycled Vinyl - OUT 19/09/2025

Cat #: TES045
Barcode: 701220916842
FORMAT: LP Purple & Black Recycled Vinyl
LABEL: Third Eye Stimuli Records  
RELEASE DATE: 19/09/2025

This limited edition pressing by Suitcase Records (Brisbane, QLD) is 100% recycled, made from different hues of purple & black vinyl offcuts. Each record will look unique, with no sound quality being compromised.

- Purple/Black Recycled 12” vinyl (140-150g)
- Limited edition of 200 copies worldwide
- Pressed by Suitcase Records in Brisbane, Australia
- 300gsm jacket w/ black poly-lined inner sleeve
- Double sided insert with photo and lyrics

Winter McQuinn’s third record “Where Are We Now?” (out September 19th via Third Eye Stimuli Records and Born Losers (USA & Canada)) is the Melbourne/Naarm psych-folk and soft rock purveyor's most ambitious, collaborative and pop-leaning effort yet. Led by McQuinn, the 9 track album features co-writing and recording sessions with the likes of Dylan Young (Way Dynamic), Feign Jima, Hot Apple Band, Shelby De Fazio (Bad Bangs), Acacia Coates, GFS and Rudy Polacheck. The album continues the introspective and environmentally conscious lyricism that McQuinn has become known for, where he digs a little deeper inwards and ponders our existence and what it means to live a fulfilling life on this earth. McQuinn asks us to pause and consider; where are we heading?

For this new record, Winter McQuinn recorded almost all of the record from his home studio in Northcote, Melbourne/Naarm. It was pieced together over two years (2023-2024) with McQuinn writing the bones of the instrumentals and then bringing in artists to write the vocals and melody together. Each song features a different vocalist, with McQuinn taking lead vocals on just two songs and it was also the first time that McQuinn wrote songs entirely on piano, which brought a new style to his songwriting. Mixed by Dylan Young (Way Dynamic, Cool Sounds, Good Morning) and Snowy (Good Morning, Snowy Band), the production is top tier and emphasises the warm, nostalgic pop tones of the album perfectly.

With McQuinn citing Carole King and Nick Drake as major influences on his work, his third record weaves vibrant soft rock, folk, country and psychedelic pop akin to contemporaries Kate Bollinger, Drugdealer and Alex Izenberg.

Where Winter McQuinn’s acclaimed 2024 record ‘Move To The Trees’ saw him bring together friends from Hot Apple Band and Sunfruits to perform the songs live in the studio, Where Are We Now? takes his collaborative nature to another level, breathing even more musical diversity and life into his songs. McQuinn wanted to bring together musicians he respects deeply and feels akin to stylistically, as he explains; “I wanted to do a project that involved a lot of the talented musicians and songwriters in my local community. It allowed me to follow any song direction or idea I had in mind and bounce ideas off of great musicians I’ve always wanted to work with.”

“Just as he does while leading Melbourne’s throwback band Sunfruits, McQuinn’s solo project beautifully harks back to ’70s folk and rock. Move to the Trees is the furthest thing from pastiche, however, and these songs could well have belonged in the era of Drake and Barrett." — Rolling Stone AU/NZ

"When he’s not fronting psych-pop four-piece Sunfruits, Winter McQuinn can be found crafting gorgeous soft rock sounds inspired by the masters of the 70s..." — Pilerats

TRACKLIST

1. Growing Old (feat. Dylan Young, Chet Sounds)
2. Always Looking (feat. Dylan Young, Hot Apple Band)
3. Walkin' Through That Door (feat. Feign Jima, Dylan Young)
4. Home Again (feat. Rudy Polacheck, GFS)
5. The Wheel (feat. Shelby De Fazio, Lewis Mosley)
6. Little Flowers (feat. Acacia Pip)
7. A Bad Day (feat. Lewis Mosley, Rudy Polacheck)
8. Summer's Gone (feat. Rudy Polacheck, Dylan Young)
9. Making Cents