The Welcome Wagon
The Welcome Wagon | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn,New York,United States |
| Genres | Indie pop,Gospel |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Asthmatic Kitty |
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| Website | welcometothewelcomewagon |
The Welcome Wagonis aGospel/indie popband fromWilliamsburg, Brooklyn,New York.[1]The group consists ofPresbyterianminister Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife, Monique.[2]Their debut album,Welcome to the Welcome Wagon(2008), was produced bySufjan Stevens.[3][4][5]
History
[edit]Vito Aiuto pastors Resurrection Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, anEPC[6]congregation which he founded in 2005, and is based at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.[3][7]Both natives ofMichigan,Vito studied literature atWestern Michigan Universitybefore moving on toPrinceton Theological Seminary,while Monique moved to New York to study art and works as a preschool teacher.[1][8]
Their first released music was on the 2001 compilationTo Spirit Back the Mews.[8]The groups's 2008 debut album,Welcome to the Welcome Wagon,featured major involvement from Sufjan Stevens, who recorded, engineered, mixed, and contributed vocals and various instruments to the album, as well as designing the artwork, and it was released on Stevens'Asthmatic Kittylabel.[3]
Second albumPrecious Remedies Against Satan's Devicesfollowed in 2012.[9]
Third albumLight Up The Stairs,was released in 2017.
The group released their fourth studio albumEsther,on November 4, 2022.
The group's music was described byAllmusicas a "hybrid of contemporary folk, gospel, and indie pop".[8]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Welcome to the Welcome Wagon(2008),Asthmatic Kitty
- Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices(2012), Asthmatic Kitty
- Light Up the Stairs(2017),Tooth and Nail
- Esther(2022), Asthmatic Kitty
EPs
[edit]- Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing(2009), Asthmatic Kitty
Compilation appearances
[edit]- "There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood" –To Spirit Back the Mews(2001), Asthmatic Kitty
- "Sold! To the Nice Rich Man" –Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation(2006), Asthmatic Kitty
- "He Never Said a Mumblin' Word" –Bifrost Arts'Come O Spirit(2009),Sounds Familyre
Live band
[edit]- Alex Foote–leadguitar,lap steel guitar,backgroundvocals
- Jay Foote–bass guitar,background vocals
- Sarah Fullen Gregory– background vocals
- Evan Gregory–organ,background vocals
- Justin Keller –acoustic guitar,clarinet,flute,tenorsaxophone
- Evan Mazunik –piano
- Alan Markley – piano
- Kelley McRae – background vocals
- Sufjan Stevens–banjo,piano, vocals
- Isaac Wardell-guitar,backgroundsinging
References
[edit]- ^abMeltzer, Marisa (2 November 2011)."A Congregation in Skinny Jeans".The New York Times.RetrievedSeptember 1,2017.
- ^Suarez, Jessica."God Is In Welcome Wagon's Living Room".The Village Voice.RetrievedSeptember 1,2017.
- ^abcPetrusich, Amanda."The Welcome Wagon - 'Welcome to the Welcome Wagon'".Pitchfork.RetrievedSeptember 1,2017.
- ^Farias, Andree."Welcome to the Welcome Wagon".Christianity Today.RetrievedSeptember 1,2017.
- ^Hamilton, Billy."Reviews: The Welcome Wagon - 'Welcome To The Welcome Wagon'".The Skinny.RetrievedSeptember 1,2017.
- ^"Churches | EPC".epc.org.Retrieved2020-07-31.
- ^Stosuy, Brandon (2009) "Quit Your Day Job: The Welcome Wagon",Stereogum, February 11, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2017
- ^abcLeahey, Andrew "The Welcome Wagon Biography",Allmusic.Retrieved September 9, 2017
- ^Gill, Andy (2012) "Album: The Welcome Wagon Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices Asthmatic Kitty",The Independent,July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2017
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