Winona Fighter announce deluxe edition of debut album

Rising Nashville punk trio Winona Fighter will release a deluxe edition of their debut album My Apologies To The Chef on Friday 5 September 2025. The expanded release will be available digitally, with a limited edition vinyl now open for pre-order.

The new edition features:

Acoustic versions of every track from the original album
A cover of Sabotage by Beastie Boys
A cover of Blister In The Sun by Violent Femmes
Previously unreleased track (Don’t Get) CLOSE

Frontwoman Coco Kinnon said: “If you’re thinking ‘is this a band full of crazy people?’… you’re not far off. Why are we releasing a 31 track, half electric, half acoustic, deluxe version of our debut album we released earlier this year? Well, I don’t know but we had a damn good time creating it. We recorded this after the first leg of our ‘YES CHEF TOUR’ (where we’ve been playing every single song on the record each night), so it was cool to take some of the stuff we’ve started doing live and letting that influence aspects of the acoustic versions. There are quite a few elements in the deluxe I think listeners are going to be pleasantly surprised about. Some songs we even recorded just the 3 of us around a single microphone. It’s raw, fun, and totally rock n roll garage band vibes. Happy listening!”

Speaking about new single (Don’t Get) CLOSE, Coco Kinnon added: “I think it’s really cool we found an opportunity to release (Don’t Get) CLOSE. I was always drawn to this song but it never quite found its place on our debut record. Honestly, we are in the mindset of recording completely new songs (even to us) moving forward so I really didn’t think it would ever see the light of day. When we decided to do a deluxe version of My Apologies To The Chef it was a no brainer that it was finally this song’s time to shine.

“I not only want to dedicate it to anyone trying to navigate what romantic or personal relationships are supposed to be like after experiencing abuse, but also to all the partners, friends, and family members out there taking it day by day with them.”