Jesse Welles

[Centerpiece]

He's gotta John Prine in him

 

[Geisterfahrer]

He's gotta John Prine in him

He covers Angel from Montgomery as it happens.

 

[ChileG]

He covers Angel from Montgomery as it happens.

And Heart Shaped Box.

 

[Geisterfahrer]

And Heart Shaped Box.

Well yeah, but John Prine didn’t write that one.

He does a cover of “You let my tyres down” by Tropical Fuck Storm that is just mind blowing. Takes an Australian noise-psych punk anthem and turns it into American folk music. It’s absolute master-level shit.

Here’s the original



Here’s Jesse

 

[Willy]

He's gotta John Prine in him

I like Welles, but he’s a little on-the-nose when compared with Prine and Dylan.

 

[GoHeelsweeeehoooo]

Here's an article from someone who's not a fan of Jesse Welles

I Protest His Protest Song, or Why Jesse Welles Is Bad—And Bad for Us

Plus an Interview with Willie Nelson

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