Melbourne Australia’s The Wellingtons are one of the hardest working independent bands on the globe. In their 5 years together they’ve released 3 albums through labels in Japan, Spain, U.K, U.S.A. and at home in Australia. They've toured all those countries and more, twice over gathering a faithful fan base internationally that includes members of some of their most revered bands like Motion City Soundtrack, Fountains of Wayne, Jellyfish, The Muffs and The Posies.
Their new album Heading North For The Winter, was released first in Spain, Japan, UK & the U.S.A in 2008 to coincide with the bands world wide promotional tour covering 5 countries and over 40 dates with support from Arts Victoria. The band are now excited to announce that their 3rd Heading North For The Winter album will be released in Australia through Dust Devil Music on OCT 3rd and the band will again hit the road to support its release
The glistening, saccharine melodies of Heading North For the Winter bound out of your stereo and instantly put a smile on your face. Beneath the boy/girl vocal hooks, the raw guitars, driving rhythm section and infectious synths all combine to create a pure pop-rock bliss much like Weezer and The Cars did before them. Heading North... is simply an exciting, punchy, jump around your room record, a breath of fresh air in the context of the current pretentious, fashion driven music market. In short The Wellingtons just want to write crafted timeless songs and you get the feeling they won't stop till they've left an indelible mark.
The album has already received glowing praise from much revered music media, landing in 11 international “Best Albums of 2008” lists in countries as far reaching as Brazil and Spain as well as numerous U.S based radio station and publications.
Their new album Heading North For The Winter, was released first in Spain, Japan, UK & the U.S.A in 2008 to coincide with the bands world wide promotional tour covering 5 countries and over 40 dates with support from Arts Victoria. The band are now excited to announce that their 3rd Heading North For The Winter album will be released in Australia through Dust Devil Music on OCT 3rd and the band will again hit the road to support its release
The glistening, saccharine melodies of Heading North For the Winter bound out of your stereo and instantly put a smile on your face. Beneath the boy/girl vocal hooks, the raw guitars, driving rhythm section and infectious synths all combine to create a pure pop-rock bliss much like Weezer and The Cars did before them. Heading North... is simply an exciting, punchy, jump around your room record, a breath of fresh air in the context of the current pretentious, fashion driven music market. In short The Wellingtons just want to write crafted timeless songs and you get the feeling they won't stop till they've left an indelible mark.
The album has already received glowing praise from much revered music media, landing in 11 international “Best Albums of 2008” lists in countries as far reaching as Brazil and Spain as well as numerous U.S based radio station and publications.
