Joey Rocco (Genario, Winded City)

"This is cool. It's weird, but it's cool."

That is Joey Rocco's impersonation of someone reacting to his songwriting. Joey is someone who has never feared the eclectic - as a visual artist and a songwriter he has always found just as much love in what is bizarre as he does in the things that are status quo. As the frontman of solo project Genario and Chicago-based band Winded City, his experience is one that you would expect to be able to decipher through his large body of songs. If you dive into the deep (wink), you'll see that everything isn't always as straightforward as it seems at first glance. In this episode Collin and Joey talk about the start of Winded City and how it coincides with Joey being punched in the face, how much Joey really dislikes pop punk, and how Collin's life was saved by a Jurassic 5 record. They also breakdown how Joey's older brother could have indirectly influenced his songwriting, what it's like to transition from band member to solo artist, and how his new album isn't actually about fish. Genario's new record "The Deep" is available now on all major streaming services.