# Hi-NRG! – “Handsome Daughter” & “Free Roof, On The House”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hi-nrg-handsome-daughter-free-roof-on-the-house/
- Published: 2026-11-13T18:45:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T19:34:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2517953/hi-nrg-handsome-daughter-free-roof-on-the-house/music/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Winston Hightower has released two songs as Hi-NRG!.
- The tracks move from lo-fi indie-pop into electronic pop.
- “Free Roof, On The House” features pitched-up rapping.

## Summary

Winston Hightower, a Columbus lo-fi musician and member of Soul Glo, has released two electronic pop tracks under the name Hi-NRG!. “Handsome Daughter” and “Free Roof, On The House” mark a sharp change from the guitar-based indie-pop of his album *100 Acre Wood*, showing a different side of his music.

Both tracks are built around fast, restless rhythms. “Free Roof, On The House” also features woozy, pitched-up rapping; the article likens its sound to an IDM take on Quasimoto. Hightower’s shift in style is notable because it takes him well beyond the lo-fi sound associated with his recent album.

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