Winter McQuinn is an Australian musician, songwriter, and environmentalist. His work fuses folk, rock and psych-pop, intertwining vintage tones with contemporary lyrical content. [1] Shindig! Magazine (UK) describes his music as "psychedelic pop with a 21st Century environmentalist twist." [2]
He is the founding member of Sunfruits, [3] who released their debut album One Degree in 2023 to great acclaim [4] following this with UK/EU tours in 2023 [5] and 2024.
Winter's solo work began with his debut album release A Rabble of Bees in 2021 [6] His highly acclaimed 2024 album Move to the Trees [7] was included in Rolling Stone Australia's Top 50 Albums of 2024 [8] and KEXP FM Roadhouse Show Top 10 Albums of the Year. [9]
In November 2024, he released Recently I've been missing the Colour Green, a collaborative EP with Acacia Pip of PINCH POINTS. [10] Winter and Acacia are touring the UK/EU in support of this album in 2025. [11] Winter is currently the drummer with Jade Imagine [12] on the Australian label Remote Control Records and Leah Senior and Jesse Williams band Girlatones [13] and his work is released by Australian independent record label Third Eye Stimuli Records. [14]
In April 2025, Winter released the single Hand in Hand with Moby Beefheart of FUR under the new project, Beefheart and McQuinn. [15]
In June 2025, Winter signed with US label, Born Losers Records. [16]
Winter and Acacia created the Green Your Noise carbon calculator and resource for musicians. [17]
| Title | Details |
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| A Rabble of Bees (LP) |
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| Move to the Trees (LP) |
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| Recently I've been missing the Colour Green (EP) |
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| Hand in Hand (Single) |
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| Where are we now? (LP) |
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With Sunfruits
| Title | Details |
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| One Degree (LP) |
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| Certified Organic (EP) |
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Winter's song "End of the World" written with his band Sunfruits was a finalist in the Environmental Music Prize.in 2023. [18] Winter was a finalist in the UpStart Award (Australian music) 2024.