The Wellingtons: The End Of The Summer
from The Melbourne Divide by Popboomerang
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The Wellingtons sound is derived as much from the 1990's as it is the 1960's. At one of their first shows a reviewer described them as the Beatles (circa Hard Days Night) meets The Shangri-Las and the band tended to agree that it wasn't too far off the mark. Upon first listen to any of their 4 albums, released to particular success in Japan and Spain, you'll probably notice a distinct sense of when the band found their song writing feet; the late 90's, with bands like Weezer, They Might Be Giants and Ben Folds Five at the top of their games.
Through their hectic live schedule The Wellingtons have founded a faithful fan base scattered across the globe that includes members of some of their favourite bands like Motion City Soundtrack, Fountains of Wayne and The Posies.
The group have had their music featured in the hit U.S tv series “ How I Meet Your Mother as well as popping up in Japanese tv advertisements and variety programs.
Their Indie Pop anthems have found homes on labels in Japan, Spain, UK, USA and Australia with the band taking their energetic live shows to those places and more.
Their last album full length "In Transit " received glowing praise from influential music media, landing in countless best of year album lists in countries as far reaching as Brazil, Spain and France as well as numerous US based radio stations and publications. 2013's Hey Hey E.P continued on with the success and the band have been hard at work producing a new album expected to see the light of day later this year (2016).
“The band's extra-large hooks started taking up residence inside my brain, and I could not stop hitting replay for a solid two weeks. Then I began to realize just how incredible this band is at crafting the absolute sugariest, stickiest, flat-out extraordinarily catchy music”
“This is What We Do Now” U.S
“You can scarcely do better than Melbourne, Australia's, pride and joy, The Wellingtons. "Heading North for the Winter" (Zip) is bursting at the seams with catchy hooks, handclaps, soaring choruses, well-placed horn charts and an immensely appealing blend of male and female vocals. Imagine vintage Elvis Costello at his poppiest and punchiest, add in the above elements, and you get irresistible tracks such as "I Get My Heart Broken Every Day."
Los Angeles Daily News
“The sunshiny goodness that is those Australian wonders, The Wellingtons have returned with an album of pure pop magic. The hard driving melodies of "Come Undone" has a Jellyfish meets Rooney vibe, and the utterly charming chorus is easily one of the best songs this year. Every song shines here and it's tough to come up with anymore gushing praise for this album, which hits peaks many times. Clocking in at just under 30 minutes, Heading North For The Winter is everything a great pop record should be – short, sweet and to the undeniably catchy pop point”.
Powerpopahlic U.S
“They continue to do the amazing - which is to top the album that came before the previous one. No question - The Wellingtons have pulled it all together here. They never mess around - with each album having 10 songs. 10 perfect encapsulations of pure pop perfection. "Heading North For The Winter" is one of 2008 very best. HUGELY RECOMMENDED!!
Not lame records U.S
“The Wellingtons - Heading North For The Winter - **** - A very fun album from this group, taking elements of both power pop and pop-punk, the band creates a powerful sound that starts hitting from the start and doesn’t stop. I can’t get enough of this record”
POP UNDERGROUND U.S
“The Wellingtons specialize in upbeat power pop, blending youthful exuberance with a classic sound, and Heading North For The Winter might be their best yet. The first five tracks blast out of the gate in their best The Argument-meets-Rooney sound; the sixth, "Natalie", is a gem as well, recalling Big Kid and Jellyfish. One high-tempo melodic gem after another”.
Absolute power pop U.S
“Their music is very reminiscent of an era gone by; the late fifties, early sixties, perhaps. The thing is, they've gone and taken it apart piece by piece, tweaked it in some places, took out what they didn't want, and put it back together. What they ended up with is an album of finely crafted and noticeably honed pop music that is solidly catchy and accessible through and through. . The members of The Wellingtons obviously have great pop sensibilities, because pretty much every song is radio friendly, and most of them are catchy enough to be a hit. Heading North for the Winter has an insane amount of hooks and each song seems catchier than the last”.
We rate stuff U.S
“The crunchy power-pop of the Wellingtons, from Melbourne, sounds a lot like those great American pop bands of the late 90's. Shades of Weezer, echoes of Fountains Of Wayne and a large dash of early Elvis Costello. It's energetic, extremely catchy and full of astonishing guitars”.
Soundflat mail order store
“The Melbourne, Australia natives scoop up all that is cute, sweet and peppy from their environs and chuck it into three-minute ditties about — what else? — love and crushes with a five-second rebound rate. “Come Undone” is by far the album’s standout track and delightfully reminiscent of the title song and namesake of the Tom Hanks-directed, Liv Tyler-acted 1996 fake band biopic, “That Thing You Do!” Hand claps, punchy synths and Monkees-style drumming make the tune a toe-tapper bound to get stuck between the ears, and on “Freak Out” the “whoa-ohs” beg singing along”
On tap magazine. U.S
“Everything that's fun, smart and sweet about indie guitar pop – sunshine hooks, big choruses and girl-boy harmonies. For those who lap up tight, riffy guitars and retro-style saccharine harmonies.”
CD Baby USA
Through their hectic live schedule The Wellingtons have founded a faithful fan base scattered across the globe that includes members of some of their favourite bands like Motion City Soundtrack, Fountains of Wayne and The Posies.
The group have had their music featured in the hit U.S tv series “ How I Meet Your Mother as well as popping up in Japanese tv advertisements and variety programs.
Their Indie Pop anthems have found homes on labels in Japan, Spain, UK, USA and Australia with the band taking their energetic live shows to those places and more.
Their last album full length "In Transit " received glowing praise from influential music media, landing in countless best of year album lists in countries as far reaching as Brazil, Spain and France as well as numerous US based radio stations and publications. 2013's Hey Hey E.P continued on with the success and the band have been hard at work producing a new album expected to see the light of day later this year (2016).
“The band's extra-large hooks started taking up residence inside my brain, and I could not stop hitting replay for a solid two weeks. Then I began to realize just how incredible this band is at crafting the absolute sugariest, stickiest, flat-out extraordinarily catchy music”
“This is What We Do Now” U.S
“You can scarcely do better than Melbourne, Australia's, pride and joy, The Wellingtons. "Heading North for the Winter" (Zip) is bursting at the seams with catchy hooks, handclaps, soaring choruses, well-placed horn charts and an immensely appealing blend of male and female vocals. Imagine vintage Elvis Costello at his poppiest and punchiest, add in the above elements, and you get irresistible tracks such as "I Get My Heart Broken Every Day."
Los Angeles Daily News
“The sunshiny goodness that is those Australian wonders, The Wellingtons have returned with an album of pure pop magic. The hard driving melodies of "Come Undone" has a Jellyfish meets Rooney vibe, and the utterly charming chorus is easily one of the best songs this year. Every song shines here and it's tough to come up with anymore gushing praise for this album, which hits peaks many times. Clocking in at just under 30 minutes, Heading North For The Winter is everything a great pop record should be – short, sweet and to the undeniably catchy pop point”.
Powerpopahlic U.S
“They continue to do the amazing - which is to top the album that came before the previous one. No question - The Wellingtons have pulled it all together here. They never mess around - with each album having 10 songs. 10 perfect encapsulations of pure pop perfection. "Heading North For The Winter" is one of 2008 very best. HUGELY RECOMMENDED!!
Not lame records U.S
“The Wellingtons - Heading North For The Winter - **** - A very fun album from this group, taking elements of both power pop and pop-punk, the band creates a powerful sound that starts hitting from the start and doesn’t stop. I can’t get enough of this record”
POP UNDERGROUND U.S
“The Wellingtons specialize in upbeat power pop, blending youthful exuberance with a classic sound, and Heading North For The Winter might be their best yet. The first five tracks blast out of the gate in their best The Argument-meets-Rooney sound; the sixth, "Natalie", is a gem as well, recalling Big Kid and Jellyfish. One high-tempo melodic gem after another”.
Absolute power pop U.S
“Their music is very reminiscent of an era gone by; the late fifties, early sixties, perhaps. The thing is, they've gone and taken it apart piece by piece, tweaked it in some places, took out what they didn't want, and put it back together. What they ended up with is an album of finely crafted and noticeably honed pop music that is solidly catchy and accessible through and through. . The members of The Wellingtons obviously have great pop sensibilities, because pretty much every song is radio friendly, and most of them are catchy enough to be a hit. Heading North for the Winter has an insane amount of hooks and each song seems catchier than the last”.
We rate stuff U.S
“The crunchy power-pop of the Wellingtons, from Melbourne, sounds a lot like those great American pop bands of the late 90's. Shades of Weezer, echoes of Fountains Of Wayne and a large dash of early Elvis Costello. It's energetic, extremely catchy and full of astonishing guitars”.
Soundflat mail order store
“The Melbourne, Australia natives scoop up all that is cute, sweet and peppy from their environs and chuck it into three-minute ditties about — what else? — love and crushes with a five-second rebound rate. “Come Undone” is by far the album’s standout track and delightfully reminiscent of the title song and namesake of the Tom Hanks-directed, Liv Tyler-acted 1996 fake band biopic, “That Thing You Do!” Hand claps, punchy synths and Monkees-style drumming make the tune a toe-tapper bound to get stuck between the ears, and on “Freak Out” the “whoa-ohs” beg singing along”
On tap magazine. U.S
“Everything that's fun, smart and sweet about indie guitar pop – sunshine hooks, big choruses and girl-boy harmonies. For those who lap up tight, riffy guitars and retro-style saccharine harmonies.”
CD Baby USA
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