Today, Kingston, NY via Charleston, South Carolina folk singer-songwriter Ginger Winn shares her intimate, cathartic "Not You"–a touching tribute to the artist's late father, out everywhere now. Winn's sophomore album Freeze Frame is due out June 13. On May 1, the artist and musician/producer A.J. Yorio (Michael Marcagi) will play live at Colony in Woodstock, NY with tickets on sale now here.
Plus, Winn shares a mental health-focused surprise EP Reflections out today. Written in the wake of losing her father, the three-track EP includes a heartfelt titled "To Dad" where the artist begins to process her immense grief. Included on the project is a cover of The Lumineers' "Gloria" that reimagines the original with Winn's own personal touches.
Winn says, "Not You," out today, "wrestles with a word difficult to say out loud - suicide. Especially about a loved one. I lost my own father to suicide this past Thanksgiving. We actually made the demo for this song over a year ago, before my own experiences, but I recorded it with A.J. Yorio in January and used it as a catharsis. I hope it helps others who have experienced the loss and resulting guilt, confusion, and pain associated with it.”
The forthcoming LP, Freeze Frame, produced and engineered by A.J. Yorio, sees Winn tackle the complexities of heavy topics like suicide, grief and anxiety. Recorded during a record snow storm in Cincinnati at Yorio's home studio after globally touring with Michael Marcagi, the album came together naturally and the pair found their stride. Yorio reflects, "I had barely learned how to keep time on the drum kit, let alone learn how to record them correctly, when Matt Baione (Ginger’s co-writer) reached out and asked if I would want to get in the studio first-thing 2025 and make a record. My second son had just been born eight weeks earlier. When Ginger came in January we got snowed in for more than a week with record-breaking-flakes here in Cincinnati. Sharing my home and family with Ginger amidst the epic snowstorm felt like living in a really intriguing Netflix series. It was an utter blast."
Without wanting to give away too much, Winn is looking forward to sharing her most personal project yet that marks a turning point in her life. Winn reveals, "I had never lost someone that close before. It shifted everything. We recorded in January, while the emotions were still raw. 'Freeze Frame' is a reflection of that—of change, of loss, of holding on to fleeting moments before they disappear."
On the three incredibly personal tracks out today on the surprise project, Winn shares "'Reflections' is an EP about loss. Three songs, three different stories—each one a glimpse into the weight of grief, the echoes it leaves behind. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from experiencing deep loss, it’s that pain can shape something beautiful. Even in the darkest moments, there’s something worth holding onto."
Born and raised in South Carolina, Ginger Winn has been singing and songwriting since age nine. In 2022, Winn began producing music for others online, and in 2024, shared her wistful debut album, STOP-MOTION, produced by David Baron (The Lumineers, Noah Kahan, Shawn Mendes). Atwood Magazine wrote the LP is "sweet, stirring, and sun-kissed..an intimate and honest snapshot of the full spectrum of emotion and experience, introducing a budding artist with a heart of gold and the voice to match." Now, with new hardships and life experiences that color her forthcoming second project, Winn begins to artistically explore and present new parts of herself as she moves through the darkness and weight of grief like never before. The album's first single, "Freezing" is out now.
The vulnerable new track "Not You" by Ginger Winn is out now alongside the new surprise EP Reflections also out now. On May 1, Winn and producer/musician A.J. Yorio will play live in Woodstock at Colony with tickets on sale now here. Keep up with Ginger Winn on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube for much more from the rising musician.
