Emily Wells Smolders and Scorches, Sends Her 'Regards To The End'




Soundcheck show

Summary: <p>Polymathic composer, producer, and video artist Emily Wells plays new works off her latest album <em>Regards to the End</em>. On it she explores the AIDS crisis, climate change, and her lived experience—as a queer musician from a long line of preachers, watching the world burn—in immaculately layered yet spare songs that impel the listener to be attuned, acting like a magnet on our attention. Wells, a multi-instrumentalist who comes from a classical background in violin, builds the songs by sampling her own vocals, synths, drums, piano, string instruments (violin, cello, bass), and wind instruments (clarinet, flute, French horn).</p> <p>Set list: "I'm Numbers," "Come On Kiki," "David's Got a Problem," "Two Dogs Tethered Inside"</p> <p>Watch "I'm Numbers": </p> <p>Watch "Come On Kiki" &amp; "David's Got a Problem":</p> <p>Watch "Two Dogs Tethered Inside":</p>