# Welly (band)

Welly are an English pop post-punk band. Formed in Southhampton, the band is currently made up of Elliot Hall, Jacob Whitear, Matt Gleeson, Joe Holden-Brown and Hanna Witkamp. Their debut single Me and Your Mates was released in 2022. Their debut studio album Big In The Suburbs (named after the single it spanned) will be released on 21 March 2025

## History

The band formed in Brighton in 2021. The line-up originally consisted of Hall, Whitear, Gleeson, Holden-Brown as well as Finlay Leon and an unknown synth player. Hall and Gleeson were also in a band called Simulator but that was disbanded in April 2022. Me and Your Mates was released in the May of that year. In June 2022 they played the Glastonbury Festival's Croissant Neuf Tent. This summer was when Lois Lock joined the band. At the end of the year they made their live album and accompanying film Welly: Live In A Village Hall. This was then released in the February of 2023. They played more shows in the spring of 2023, however Leon and Lock were no longer part of the band and Hanna Witkamp was now the synth player.
In March 2024, they released the single Shopping. This was followed by Soak Up The Culture in the May, Deere John in July. In the September the released the Cul-De-Sac EP collecting their new song as well as Shopping, Soak Up The Culture and Deere John: they also started their 'National Service' tour. In November of '24, they released the EP Big In The Suburbs, featuring a song of the same name and all of the singles from the same year. They announced at the same time that their album was to
be named after the single and it would be released on the 21st of March 2025. On February 6th 2025, they released The Roundabout Racehorse EP featuring (like the last two) all of the previous singles from Suburbs.

## Members
#### Current members

* Elliot Hall - Lead Vocals (2021–Present)
* Jacob Whitear - Bass, Backup Vocals (2021–Present)
* Matt Gleeson - Guitar, Backup Vocals (2021–Present)
* Joe Holden-Brown - Guitar, Backup Vocals (2021–Present)
* Hanna Witkamp - Synths, Drum Machine, Backup Vocals (2023–Present)

#### Former Members

* Finlay Leon - Egg Shaker, Backup Vocals (2021–2023)
* Lois Lock - Synths, Drum Machine, Backup Vocals (2022–2023)

## Discography
### Singles and EPs

| Year | Title | Single Information | Album | VIN |
| 2022 | Me and Your Mates | Released: 27 May 2022 Label: The Boom Boom Palace Format: Digital | Non-Album Single | - |
| 2023 | Home For The Weekend: Live In A Village Hall | Released: 13 January 2023 Label: Goo Records Format: Digital, Vinyl | Welly: Live In A Village Hall | - |
| 2024 | Shopping | Released: 21 March 2024 Label: Vertex Music Format: Digital, Vinyl | Big In The Suburbs | 7 |
| 2024 | Soak Up The Culture | Released: 9 May 2024 Label: Vertex Music Format: Digital | Big In The Suburbs | - |
| 2024 | Deere John | Released: 3 July 2024 Label: Vertex Music Format: Digital | Big In The Suburbs | - |
| 2024 | Cul-De-Sac (EP) | Released: 5 September 2024 Label: Vertex Music Format: Digital | Big In The Suburbs | - |
| 2024 | Big In The Suburbs (EP) | Released: 14 November 2024 Label: Vertex Music Format: Digital | Big In The Suburbs | - |
| 2025 | The Roundabout Racehorse (EP | Released: 6 February 2025 Label: Vertex Music Format: Digital | Big In The Suburbs | - |

### Live Albums

* Welly: Live In A Village Hall (2023)

### Studio Albums

* Big In The Suburbs (2025)