A Dirty Dozen with VIN from RED VOX – January 2026

According to a recent press release: “Today, New York based indie rock band RED VOX is proud to announce their sixth full length album, Retcon, due out on January 30, 2026. To celebrate the announcement, the band offers fans a glimpse of the upcoming release with their new single “Over A Life.” The new track arrives accompanied by a music video, available to view below. Across their catalog, the band has earned millions of streams, led by the breakout single “In The Garden,” and nearly 8,000 physical album sales. Their live presence has only amplified that rise, from a packed 600-person crowd at Too Many Games 2024 to nearly 1,500 fans filling the room at Super MAGfest 2025, with more piling into White Eagle Hall for a career-spanning set. With decades of collective stage experience and a sound that shifts seamlessly between grunge, psychedelia, and synth-rock, RED VOX continue to cultivate a dedicated, ever-growing community eager to follow them wherever ‘Retcon’ and their next musical explorations lead.” We get singer Vin to discuss new music, influences, and more…

1. Tell us a little about your latest release.  What might a fan or listener not grab the first or second time they listen through?  Are there any hidden nuggets you put in the material or that only diehard fans might find?

Retcon is a weird mix of the new and the old. It’s similar to some of our older work and that there’s connective tissue between songs, but the lineup of band members changes throughout the album, so lots of people playing lots of different things. Also the chord progression of the first song on the album was written 20 years ago, so it really is old and new combined.

2. What got you into music, and can you tell us about the moment you realized you wanted to be a musician?

For me, I was 10 in 1995, listening to Nirvana Unplugged. It was a weird moment that I didn’t really understand, but it made me get really into that style of music. I didn’t start playing guitar until I was 18, but I knew I wanted to, and I knew I wanted to write songs as soon as I picked it up.

3. Building on that, is there a specific song, album, performer, or live show that guided your musical taste?

David Gilmour from Pink Floyd was always in North Star. He didn’t really move around very much on stage, but his precision, tone, improvisation and voice were all inspirations. Nearly opposite of that, seeing Mars Volta in 2005 also blew me away with a completely different energy.

4. If you could call in any one collaborator to do a song with, who would it be, and why?​

I’d love to write a song with Kermit the Frog. The Muppet Movie still has some of the best songs, and Jim Henson had a really lovely singing voice as a frog.

5. What is your favorite activity when out of the studio and/or not on tour?  What do you like to do to unwind?

I’d normally say video games, but I also do that for a living. So, I like to go for walks and get lost in New York City for a while. I also enjoy being near a beach, though not quite on one.

6. How would you describe your music to someone who’d never listened to you before? What is the one comparison a reviewer or fan has made that made you cringe or you disagreed with?

Our music is not trying to push the edge of any genre that has been around for 50 years. We’re not necessarily trying to invent a new genre either. For me, it’s always been about good songs. Stuff that sticks with you and is fun to play and listen to, but also has meaning. If you’ve never heard us, it’s a mix of REM, Queens of the Stone Age, and 70’s and 90’s rock in general. On a similar note, we’re not the loudest or fastest band in the world, which I’ve definitely seen some complaints about. We’ll be sure to get on that for Blood Bagel 2.

7. When your band is hanging out together, who cooks, who gets the drinks in, and who is first to crack out the acoustic guitars for a singalong?

Joe, our producer and lead guitarist is a good cook, and I think he would lead the barbecue for sure. Bill would help but also have acoustic guitars ready. I’m happy just to be there, annoy everyone with a measure of Wonderwall, then play quietly to myself for the rest of the night while I listen in on the conversations.

8. When was the last time you were starstruck and who was it?

Recently Kenny G was in the same shuttle I was at the Las Vegas airport. I wouldn’t say starstruck, but hearing the name Kenny G my entire life, it was certainly a weird experience seeing him in person. Also getting to talk with David Hayter, the dude who plays Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid, always leaves me a little bit Starstruck.

9. What is the best part of being a musician? If you could no longer be a musician for whatever reason, what would be your dream job?

The best part about being a musician is that it’s not my full-time job. It’s pretty tough out there, and I’m known for being a bit of a homebody or lazy, whatever you want to call it. Being able to stream video games is a weirdly ideal career for me, one that didn’t exist until I started, and even then, making a living off of it seemed unheard of. Being able to bounce back and forth between both passions is a really rewarding thing for me.

10. What is one question you have always wanted an interviewer to ask – and what is the answer? Conversely, what question are you tired of answering?

I’d love for an interviewer to ask me where my ideas come from. Conversely, I’m sick of people asking me where my ideas come from.

11. Looking back over your career, is there a single moment or situation you feel was a misstep or you would like to have a “do over,” even if it didn’t change your current situation?

This is a perfect question for me to link back to the theme of the album. You can’t retcon real life. There’s a lot I would do over; I wish I was taught better tools for achieving emotional stability when I was younger. That said, the old cliche is true, and it’s not worth dwelling on what ifs too much… though a good chunk of the new album is about exactly that I guess.

12. If you could magically go back in time and be a part of the recording sessions for any one record in history, which would you choose – and what does that record mean to you?

I would like to watch The White Album by the Beatles be recorded. After watching Get Back, I could honestly watch every single album of theirs being recorded. The White Album in particular because it’s such a beautifully bloated mess of an album. It was also after the fractures really started showing in the band, so I’m curious how they handled that turmoil. Either that or literally anything by The Germs, because I have no idea how they survived.

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