Welly are a band of PE-kitted disciples: they crash, bang and wallop their guitars and synthesizers through catchy, dad-danceable songs…
They take the RMH stage on Thursday 1st May for an evening of energetic indie anthems! Witty snapshots of British life through a vibrant blend of indie-disco, punk, and DIY electronics.
A must-see for those who loved FEET and Flat Party!
Welly is “one of the most exciting new acts in ages” (Dork Magazine). Crashing together the best bits of escapist pop, indie-disco, punk and DIY electronics, the group—made up of Welly and his school-mates—show early ambition to reconnect the great, grassroots British tradition with the mainstream band. First single ‘Shopping’, for instance, was a riotous love-letter to the UK high street, as compelled by the arch, art-rock of Pulp as the left-field bangers of Girls Aloud. Currently working as a greengrocer, Welly is quickly building a world of curtain-twitching storytelling: recent single ‘Soak Up The Culture’ both sends-up and pays loving tribute to the Lads-On-Tour anthem, whilst ‘Deere John’ is a rollicking tableaux of marital strife (and a lawn-mower). With early support across 6Music, Radio X, and a run of sold-out shows and festivals, Welly are rallying a young audience likewise in search of something different (and something fun).
“I thoroughly recommend a dose of Welly for anyone feeling that music in 2024 doesn’t have anything fresh to say, or any new ways of saying it. Get yourself to a show and leave the place grinning and thinking. It’s great to have one – very rare to have both” – In Common
“Welly himself is part Jarvis Cocker/Steve Coogan. Flamboyant and confident, he is an ideal frontman. They are clearly tinged with the influences of Britpop and err on the more social commentary/humourous side like Blur and Pulp rather than the dour Mancunian Beatles tribute band” – Muso Muso
