Andy Gard (bass, vocals); Billy Heingartner (drums, vocals); Robert Loss (guitar, lead vocals); Nick Mancini (lead guitar); Lori Parsley (vocals)
Influences
Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Whiskeytown, Drive-By Truckers, Neko Case, Gillian Welch, Captain Beefheart, Nick Drake (not that you'd know it), Richard Thompson, The Replacements, Ugly Stick, John Fahey, The Band, American Music Club, Bruce Springsteen, Kathleen Edwards, many dead folk and blues artists, Dock Boggs among them, the Carter Family, Mr. Johnny Cash, the Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt/early Wilco, The Doves, Caitlin Cary, The Haynes Boys, Archers of Loaf, Crooked Fingers, Lucinda Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Tarbox Ramblers, Sixteen Horsepower and all the kick-ass musicians we play with here in town and elsewhere.
After releasing their first full-length record THE OUTCASTS WILL MAKE A STRONG NATION in 2007, the Wells are taking a break from live shows to work on a follow-up record built with songs written and often performed in the past year or so. Check yr boots. The new record is tentatively titled ERRATA CRISIS. A double-album story cycle, ERRATA will feature "You're Damn Right," "Fairfield Co. Jail," and "St. John of the Cross," available above and below.
The Wells have been heard on Neil Young's Living with War site, local public radio WCBE for an in-studio performance, and CD101's Fronstage via the Independent Playground.
Some reviews of THE OUTCASTS WILL MAKE A STRONG NATION:
"It's a Cracker! Where other bands choose to brood, The Wells kick out the jams as they chase the devil." - MilesofMusic
"The Wells' willingness to stray from convention is the ace up their sleeve...Robert Loss could not be more aptly named, as his songs are positively drowning in their own weight, tiny vignettes of pain and longing that hit like a fist...." - Rick Allen, THE OTHER PAPER
"Simple but rich, bringing to mind smooth whiskey and the stomp of a boot on a bare plank floor." - Melissa Starker, ALIVE
"...a gem [in] the long line of albums that fall into the realm of 'Americana'." - Aaron Beck, COLUMBUS DISPATCH
"What really makes this album stand out is the characters in the songs." - NINEBULLETS.NET
"Talk about anti-heroes, we have characters here that Cormac McCarthy would love to create." - TWANGVILLE
"The punk attitude is apparent throughout without ever getting in the way - it is energy, an approach, and a willingness to play around with form. It isn’t bondage trousers and a soap Mohican." - AMERICANA UK
To buy OUTCASTS online, visit local rock website Cringe.com where you can even write a review OR visit us at the alt-country mecca:
THE OUTCASTS WILL MAKE A STRONG NATION is available locally at Lost Weekend Records, Used Kids, and Magnolia Thunderpussy.
"You're Damn Right" from Littlle Brothers, June '07
just wanted to let you know i have two shows coming up with my trio. the first is this friday (11/14) at the thirsty ear with miss molly. we are on first at 9:30 untill around 11:00 so get there early. if you cant make that we will be at dicks den on friday, nov. 21st 10-2. hope to see you out.
I will be making a triumphant return to Columbus on Nov. 25 for a few days. Will you be around? I miss you. Additionally, if you don't have any Thanksgiving plans, you are absolutely invited to my folk's house.
Hi Wells, thanks for the add...FYI we're giving away a pile of free downloads at www. charliewheelerband. com Now go get yourself some!! Cheers, Charlie W
"Sounds like wind blowing in a wheatfield, train rolling down the line, rain coming down on a old tin shed, steel, wire and a rusty heart. Boots of leather and dust and ash. Mollasess and coal and stone. Wedding rings and buried bones of love broken and burnt. Tales and the footprints, ravenswings and souls are earnt"
Remember how last time Jason Isbell was in town you couldn't make it? Despair no more, and pencil in Feb. 12th. It's pretty cheap, and he's worth seeing on his own.
