Hear ’92 Winona’s amplified grit on their new self-titled record
Today, ’92 Winona release their new self-titled record, a highly anticipated new album in the Providence, Rhode Island scene. And we at Treble are thrilled to be able to premiere it. Consisting of seasoned vets Steve DelMonico and Damian Puerini on co-vocals and guitars, Joe Principe on bass, and John Faraone on drums, this quartet exudes melodic harmonies with a flurry of emphatic distortion. A lot of people have compared their brand of rock to various bands in the indie and alt-rock renaissance of the ‘90s, and while that era is a noticeable influence, there’s an abundance of modern lo-fi rawness.
The impetus for ‘92 Winona began right before COVID-19 changed everything in 2020 with both DelMonico and Puerini hanging out and writing tunes together. This collaboration then brought both Faraone and Principe into the fold, which resulted in their debut record Hello, Hello that came out in August of 2025.
“The band started out with one song written by Damian and myself, called ‘Stetson For My Stepson’, I want to say around 2019 and early 2020,” DelMonico says. “We were just bulls****ing and really liked the sound of it. Obviously, the pandemic happened and time went by. We chatted a lot during that time and became really tight. Deciding we want to make more music, we recruited our buds John Faraone and Joe Principe.”
“2023 is when we really began writing and coming up with songs,” he adds. “Damian and I had a game of just saying some random line and saying ‘’you should write something with that.’ After about a year, we were ready to record, which was done in [the Providence neighborhood of] Olneyville with the help of Chuck Perry from Joy Boys and Ravi Shavi. He recorded us at his space where we did seven tracks for Hello, Hello, a title we thought would be an introduction.”
After that experience, the guys started amassing a prolific output of songs, which resulted in another batch of seven. They eventually went over to Big Nice Studio in Lincoln, Rhode Island to work with producer Chaimes Parker and make what would be the self-titled album. Parker did an excellent job capturing vintage tones in songs like the introspective, health-conscious, and catchy “Diabetic Coma,” the grungy and twangy “Numb Head,” and the rhythmic and rambunctious “Radio.” For anyone in the area, ‘92 Winona are going to be ringing in the release of their new record tonight at Myrtle located on 134 Waterman Avenue in East Providence starting at 8pm with fellow Providence rockers Distant Boom and Gymshorts. In the meantime, give the album a stream and turn up the volume.
