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| Natalie Newbold and Lucas Dalakian of Well Wisher |
This Is Fine
On a gray Sunday morning, Rosi and I headed over to Hot Dog House in Asbury Park to meet up with Natalie Newbold and Lucas Dalakian at their band's practice space. Natalie and Lucas should be familiar faces to readers here. Natalie was a member of CDM faves, dollys; and Lucas has played in ROMP, Ragged Lines, and other bands that we've written about or booked over the years here at CoolDad Music. Together with Mike Lindardi and Lynsey Vandenberg, the pair form the indie / pop-punk quartet, Well Wisher.
Last fall, Well Wisher put out the excellent This Is Fine with 6131 Records; and, in the last year, the band have been on a steady, upward climb, opening for The Front Bottoms, Manchester Orchestra, Newfound Glory, and more.
When we got together with Natalie and Lucas, Well Wisher were preparing to head out on tour with their pals in Maine's Weakened Friends. It's a tour that will take them to Austin, TX for this year's South By Southwest Music Festival. While there, Well Wisher will be playing the Little Dickman Records / CoolDad Music-presented Rock or Die VI showcase at Austin's Hard Luck Lounge on March 14th.
Natalie and Lucas were kind enough to spend some time chatting with me about, among other things, the origins of Well Wisher, the making of the band's recent video for "Sweet," whether Natalie prefers drums or guitar, and their upcoming tour. Natalie also performed a pair of songs for us on her newly set up acoustic guitar. Check out our conversation below, and stay tuned at the end of the interview for "Sweet." You can also check out bonus song, "All My Love."
Once again, Rose Lamela did all the video, sound, and editing for this; and I owe her a whole bunch of tacos.
This Is Fine is out now on 6131 Records. All of Well Wisher's tour dates are listed below.
Interview / "Sweet"
Bonus Song! "All My Love" (Who says we don't love you?)
Well Wisher on Tour
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