# Justin Wells (musician)

Justin William Wells (born August 11, 1982) is an American country music and roots rock singer-songwriter. Wells has released three solo albums, as well as four albums as singer/songwriter/rhythm guitarist for former Lexington, Kentucky alternative country/southern rock band Fifth on the Floor.

## Personal life

Wells is married and lives with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky. They have identical twin daughters.

## Career

Wells started writing songs and performing in high school. He moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 2005 to start a band, and a year later founded Fifth on the Floor. Fifth on the Floor self-released two albums, 2007's The Color of Whiskey and 2010's Dark and Bloody Ground. In 2013, they released their third full-length, Ashes & Angels, produced by multiple Grammy-winning producer/artist Shooter Jennings and released by Black Country Rock/Entertainment One. In January 2015, the band announced they were breaking up. Their final release, the EP & After, was released that same month.
On August 5, 2016, Wells released his debut solo album, Dawn in the Distance. The album was produced by Duane Lundy.
On August 9, 2018, Wells released a single, "A Love Song", as part of the 10 in 20 Series, a series that has featured a number of Grammy-winning and nominated artists, including Sturgill Simpson, Matt Duncan, and Justin Craig. The next day, Jason Eady released his album I Travel On, which included a co-write with Wells, "Pretty When I Die". Later that year, Wells released a physical-only 7" vinyl single that included a stripped-down version of "The Dogs" and a cover of Elton John's "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters".
On August 28, 2020, Wells released his second studio album, The United State, also produced by Lundy.
On February 20, 2025, Wells released his third studio album, Cynthiana, a tribute to his wife which took its name from the small central Kentucky town where they met as kids. The first single "Counting Days" was filmed at Ohio Valley Wrestling's Davis Arena, and starred OVW wrestler and Tulsa King/Netflix's Wrestlers actor Mike "Ca$h Flo" Walden.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| Dawn in the Distance | Release date: August 5, 2016 Label: August Music | — |
| The United State | Release date: August 28, 2020 Label: August Music | — |
| Cynthiana | Release date: February 20, 2025 Label: August Music | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| Justin Wells | OurVinyl Sessions | Release date: November 30, 2022 Label: OurVinyl | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

### Singles

| Title | Album | Peak positions |
| Title | Album | US Country |
| A Love Song | Release date: August 9, 2018 10 in 20 Round 2 | — |
| The Dogs b/w Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters | Release date: December 22, 2018 Label: Need To Know | — |
| Hard Out Here | Release date: June 18, 2021 Label: August Music | — |
| The Dogs (Acoustic) | Release date: August 6, 2021 Label: August Music | — |
| Blue Moon of Kentucky | Release date: December 28, 2021 Label: August Music | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

### Fifth on the Floor albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| The Color of Whiskey | Release date: December 4, 2007 Label: Independent | — |
| Dark and Bloody Ground | Release date: March 2, 2010 Label: SOL Records | — |
| Ashes & Angels | Release date: March 12, 2013 Label: Black Country Rock/eOne Music | 64 |

### Fifth on the Floor extended plays

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| & After EP | Release date: January 20, 2015 Label: Independent | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

## Other album appearances

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2014 | "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" (with Those Crosstown Rivals) | Hell and Back |
| 2016 | "A Little Misunderstood" (with Brian Combs) | Sad Songs and Other Natural Disasters |
| 2016 | "Like Gasoline" (with Brian Combs) | Sad Songs and Other Natural Disasters |
| 2016 | "She Thinks That I'm Her Stone" (with Brian Combs) | Sad Songs and Other Natural Disasters |

## Videography

| Year | Video | Director |
| 2011 | "Distant Memory Lane" | Blake Judd |
| 2013 | "January in Louisiana" | Blake Judd |
| 2013 | "Whiskey" | Blake Judd |
| 2016 | "Going Down Grinnin'" | Casey Pierce |
| 2016 | "The Dogs" | Casey Pierce |
| 2017 | "Still No Rain" | Casey Pierce |
| 2018 | "So Far Away" | Jon Scott |
| 2018 | "A Love Song" | John Buckman |
| 2020 | "You'll Never Know, Dear, How Much I Love You" | Jon Scott |
| 2020 | "The Screaming Song" | Casey Pierce |
| 2020 | "No Time for a Broken Heart" | Casey Pierce |
| 2020 | "Walls Fall Down" | Casey Pierce |
| 2024 | "Counting Days" | Casey Pierce |
| 2024 | "Sad, Tomorrow" | Casey Pierce |

## Other video appearances

| Year | Title | Video Artist |
| 2011 | "Outlaw You" | Shooter Jennings |
| 2012 | "The Real Me" | Shooter Jennings |
| 2013 | "A Hard Lesson to Learn" | Shooter Jennings |
| 2013 | "The Other Life" | Shooter Jennings |

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2013 | The Other Life | Himself |