“It’s like I’m apologising to my parents,” says vocalist Coco Kinnon of Winona Fighter’s debut album, My Apologies To The Chef. Having spent nearly a decade in the restaurant industry, the slightly distorted phrase has long been a part of her vocabulary, but there’s a deeper sentiment behind it. “My parents worked so hard to build a life for their children from nothing, so I can imagine when I was like, ‘I want to be a professional punk rock artist!’ that it was a big shock,” Coco tells Kerrang!, smiling as the morning sun bounces off the tuning pegs on a rack full of guitars behind her. Released this week on Valentine’s Day, what could possibly serve as better proof that supporting the rock star dream was all worthwhile than a ...