The Well-Informed
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It's apparent when listening to self-proclaimed pop-revival band, The Well-Informed – who just opened for Crystal Antlers at Pianos on Wednesday - that they draw more than just inspiration from the 60’s and 70’s. Their sound is familiar, yes, but it is also inherently something altogether unique and evocative of the DUMBO art and cultural scene - which tends to shy away from the more experimental and often contrived sound generated in the Williamsburg area. Even if you’ve never been to Brooklyn, songs like “New York, We Love Her” are sure to take you there. But not peering through thick-lensed windows from the tail end of a coach -- in a dream state on the threshold of consciousness, hovering just under the Manhattan Bridge, so slowly that you can’t help but take in the day-to-day essence of life “down under.” If you missed The Well Informed at the Pianos this past Wednesday, don’t fret, you can catch them on December 20 at the Living Room. – Tuesday Phillips - The Deli Magazine
Discography
06/25/13 LP - "Everybody Knows"
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THE WELL-INFORMED
At the heart of The Well-Informed’s music lies an honesty that harkens back to the golden days of pop. With nods to mid-60’s Beatles and Beach Boys and allusions to The Band and Harry Nilsson, The Well-Informed are Pop-Revivalists in the pure sense-- their music sounds like tomorrow and at once feels like the best kind of yesterday.
In a nutshell, Evan Duby and Paul Loren--the group’s two lead singers and songwriters--sing songs that will move you.
Formed in 2010, this Brooklyn outfit has been creating a local stir with their whirlwind ‘busking tour’ of street corners and farmers' markets. Along
the way, the band was invited to close the well-attended DUMBO Arts Festival for two consecutive years, and continues to supplement its outdoor acoustic efforts with regular electric sets at city venues like the Living Room and Rockwood Music Hall.
Everybody Knows, the group’s debut LP, was released on Five & Dime Records in June of 2013. Recorded and mixed to tape in their own Brooklyn studio, the record is a bold example of the band’s timeless songwriting and love of analog sounds.
It features a collection of collaborators from bands like Yellowbirds, The Poison Tree and Dear Georgiana, and is a showcase for what Mr. Duby and Mr. Loren call “Cuban Missile Make-Out Music.”
With a busy touring schedule throughout 2013 and 2014, The Well-Informed are eager to propel their pop-revivalist sound far beyond the cobbled streets of brownstone Brooklyn.
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