Posts Tagged ‘Arkansas’

WELLES – ” Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings ” Father John Misty Cover

Posted: May 27, 2017 in MUSIC
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Welles make music that’s influenced from the past but is authentically present. It’s the thoughts and sounds of a busy and energetic mind. Their debut EP Codeine came out April 28th

I heard Sgt. Pepper’s in ‘97 – that album built every bike ramp I had from ‘97-’02 at least. I saw Queen on public access television and that was awe-inspiring. I saw local bands in Arkansas playing “Surf Wax America” in a shed in Fort Smith and that turned me green with envy, gave me a yearning to be the one playing live music late at night. There were tangents, small town dreams of athletic success, maybe be a poet, maybe get comfy with Nascar and Busch Lite in the river valley, marry a mobile home, but when I think of these tangents there’s always a soundtrack. A slide show riddled with clips of Electric Wizard, CCR, White Album, Bleach, Dead Moon, and my homemade attempts. In the end I’d be awfully uncomfortable doin’ anything else.

WELLES – “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings”  Father John Misty Cover
Recorded Live: 3/31/2017 – Paste Studios – New York, NY

WELLES – ” Life Like Mine “

Posted: May 25, 2017 in MUSIC
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Arkansas rockers Welles have released their very first music video,  “Life Like Mine” is an ethereal delight, complete with giant paper mache hands and an entire garden’s worth of flowers.

The video is filled with psychedelic visuals and sort of reads like a four-minute-long acid trip. The band prances around tunnels in New York City, oblivious to their own peculiarities.

Jehsea Welles—Welles’ frontman, whose vocals are reminiscent of a long-lost Beatle—describes his sound as “burnt toast.” He’s unfair to himself; he has a inimitable voice that can’t be taught or acquired over time. This exceptionality perfectly complements the theme of “Life Like Mine,” which focuses on the gifted outsider’s tendency to estrange themselves from society.

Official music video for “Life Like Mine” by Welles.