brendan benson & the wellfed boys
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photo:
josh
rothstein
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formed
Detroit: ~1996
members
Brendan Benson
(guitar,
vocals), Chris Plum (guitar),
Eric Pott (bass), Matt Aljian (drums)
former members
Zach Shipps (guitar)
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mcr profile
In Detroit, it is tough to find respect
as a pop-rock singer/songwriter. In fact, you have to be darn good to
pull it off. Crashing Detroit's gritty garage rock scene with catchy
and upbeat pop tunes, Brendan Benson has won the Motor City's heart.
And if he can do it here, he can do it anywhere. His critical acclaim
and large fanbase throughout the world testifies to this.
Critics around the world have praised Benson and even made such lofty
comparisons as David Bowie and Elliot Smith.
The Wellfed Boys are high
school friends and a more than qualified group of musicians to support
Benson's heralded songwriting. The crew reforms in a slightly different
configuration to create their other band, Mood
Elevator.
Brendan Benson & the
Wellfed Boys made their full-length debut in 1996 with the
highly acclaimed release One
Mississippi on Virgin Records. Following the success of
the album, Benson built a studio in his Detroit home and recorded a
second full-length, Lapalco,
for the Brooklyn-based Star Time label.
Benson's notoriety was given a boost after being championed by fellow
Detroiter Jack White. White once told LA Weekly "[Brendan]'s an
extremely talented songwriter... I envy his melodies." Benson
also gained a following touring with such acts as the Flaming Lips, Beth Orton, Ben
Kweller and the White Stripes. --Ryan
Sult
visit the official brendan benson
website
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discography
2005 -
The Alternative To Love (single) (V2) 
UK CUSTOMERS
 2003 - Tiny
Spark (single) (V2)
UK CUSTOMERS
 2003 - Good To Me
(single) (V2)
UK CUSTOMERS
 2003 –
One
Mississippi/Well Fed EP (reissue) (Star
Time/V2)
UK CUSTOMERS
 2002 –
Lapalco (Star Time/V2)
UK CUSTOMERS
 2002 –
Folk Singer (EP)
(Star Time)
UK CUSTOMERS
 2002 –
Metarie Extended Player (EP)
(Star
Time)
UK CUSTOMERS
 2002 –
Metarie (EP) (Star
Time)
UK CUSTOMERS
 1996 – One
Mississippi (Star
Time)
UK CUSTOMERS
????
– Well Fed Boy (EP)
see also
Mood
Elevator
Electric Six
Danger! Former Wellfed Boy Zach Shipps is in
Electric Six
White Stripes
Whirlwind Heat
They Come in Threes
New Grenada
The Atomic Numbers
Aljian was formerly the drummer of The Atomic Numbers
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