Winachi is a group which includes frontman Liam Crocker, from Latchford, and Anthony Egerton, from Woolston.

The group, which also includes band members from Wigan and Leeds, made their mark in the United States in 2018 and even headlined a red-carpet awards show in Atlanta in 2022.

On June 6, Winachi are set to headline Warrington Music Festival for the first time since 2022 as part of a year full of gigs in their hometown.

Ahead of this performance, the band are releasing a new song, State of Mind, which will be available to stream on Friday.

As part of the song’s release, Winachi have created a music video alongside Edoublelle Animations which will be on YouTube when the song is released at the end of the week.

Winahci have teamed up with the Warrington Guardian to premiere the music video ahead of its official release.

The video is the band’s first animated music video, differing from the group’s usual style.

“Our music videos have always been a bit like mini films,” said Liam.

“We wanted this one to be a bit more fun, so we thought why not.”

State of Mind is the first single from the band’s upcoming album, Coming Up for Air, which will be released this Autumn.

“It’s got more of a Happy Monday’s feel to it than our previous music,” said Liam.

“The song is about mind over matter and not letting things get to you too much mentally, as well as the current climate we’re living in.

“I think a lot of people are struggling with stress and it’s a really positive track. It sort of says ‘it’s not really that deep’.”

The album was written in lockdown and focuses on mental health, as well as the struggles people faced – but with a classic Winachi spin.

“It’s like everything we do,” said Liam.

“We try and put a positive slant on it. We’re talking about quite serious subject matters and I think the album as a whole is much more deep and introspective than what we’ve done in the past.

“We’re really proud of it and it’s more of a mature record. We’re looking forward to getting it out there.

State of Mind will be released on Friday and you can pre-order the song via https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/winachi/state-of-mind