ArtistInfo

The Wrong Windows

Rock

Bringing songsmithery back from the dead, reupholstering the zeitgeist, agitating the interdisciplinary melting pot, proving that rock & roll doesn't have to die before, during, or after you get old... The Wrong Windows officially formed in 2013 from elements that have been hard at work performing for quite some time. Singer-songwriter/guitarist/bandleader Billy Z Duke has been active in arts and music scenes for over 20 years, fronting bands in NYC (The Çhicàgø Máñüal ôf ST¥LE) & London (NAKED) during the 90's while also continuing to perform solo acoustic sets of his original, highly poetic material. The current WW lineup includes drummer David Avery (who has been playing with Billy for close to a decade, and has also toured nationally with Ursa Minor, as well as providing rhythm for indie rock outfits Mojo Rib, Lions & Poets, & OSO My Brain), bassist Jones De Freeuw, and guitarist Andrew Thacker. For many years Billy considered music a side project, but after a de facto spiritual awakening in 2013, music moved front and center. The next 18 months were spent recording and producing a debut album, Days of Yore (featuring an earlier line-up including a different bassist, a 2nd guitarist, and 3 female backing singers), reaching for an epic rock sound. Released online in April 2015, it contains 5 originals and 3 cover tunes. A deluxe vinyl box edition has since been produced and will be released ASAP (you can help this happen sooner if you pre-order a copy from our Bandcamp page!) In his own words: “Our debut album is both a throwback and a look forward, dealing lyrically with issues that include the bittersweet temptations of nostalgia and sentimentality, government corruption, institutionally sanctioned discrimination, and the great divides between our wishes and their fulfillment. I would say that the album is a time capsule of sorts, an attempt to express in artistic terms my take on the current state of affairs in our world.”