Wellgreen - Wellgreens
by Tony Gaughan
published: 30 / 1 / 2011
Label:
Barne Society
Format: CD
intro
Stunning, harmony-driven debut album from Wellgreen, the project of Glaswegian multi-instrumentalists, Marco Rea and Stuart Kidd
This is a stunning debut from duo Marco Rea and Stuart Kidd. Both had played together in many previous projects and found an affinity sharing a love for great songs, phenomenal harmonies and fine, fine songwriting. Evident influences include the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Crosby Stills and Nash. Both Stuart and Marco are multi instrumentalists and, as the title suggests, the product is organic. From as early as the third track 'Maybe It's the Pressure of City Life', this is a songwriting partnership that really can't fail, confirmed by the very next track, a wonderful ballad 'December Child'. The album also shows these guys can rock out with the best of them, particularly on 'Into the Red Light'. There are many many highlights shining through this debut which is nineteen tracks long. Brilliant!
Track Listing:-
1 Wellgreens2 Mr No-One
3 Maybe It's The Pressure Of The City Life That's Tearing Us Apart
4 December Child
5 Don't Give My Number Away
6 Why Today
7 Store Keys
8 Secret Footprints
9 Red Light
10 Forever And A Day
11 Going Home
12 Sand
13 Keeping Me Alive
14 Looking Through The Window At The World
15 One For The Sunshine
16 Happy Enough
17 Wellgreen'd
18 Which One's The Brick Going Through?
19 Circle
Label Links:-
http://cargocollective.com/elinblomberg/Barne-Society-Recordshttps://www.facebook.com/TheBarneSociety
https://twitter.com/BarneSociety
interviews |
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Interview (2014) |
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| John Clarkson talks to multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Stuart Kidd from rising 60's-influenced Glasgow-based folk/pop group the Wellgreen about running their own studio and label and also 'Grin and Bear It', their just released second album |
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