WORTH A LOOK?: ****1/2

Singer Elliot Hall (pictured below left) may be nicknamed Welly but this new single feels very much that it is showcasing the strengths of the 5-strong band.

• Read on for reasons including how to see Welly on their National Service Tour

Our favourite part is the keyboard outro showcasing Hanna Witkamp’s role reminding of Pulp‘s delightful electronica in their 90s pomp after lead singer Welly has declared: ‘Let’s go disco like it’s going out of style.’

Guitarist Joe Holden-Brown and Matt Gleeson join bassist Jacob Whitear with spiky Blur-esque chords for lighthearted backing vocals including: ‘We’re all cruising for a bruising’ for a tale of doomed romance that reminds of the ‘English parochial school of songwriting’ Welly discussed in a recent NME interview.

A Humdrum Mum saw and interviewed them at last month’s Victorious Festival and wrote: ‘They just take it to the next level every time we see them. You can’t imagine how they can get better, but they do. They’re more polished, the sound is more “wall of sound”, the confidence of the band messing around on stage.

‘Hannah on synths explains that she’s morphed from this stage-struck girl playing keyboards on stage, afraid to look at the audience, because they’ll look back, into someone running across the stage opposite to Jacob being Angus, able to feed off the audience having fun.’

It does seem to be all coming together for the band who embark on a National Service Tour starting in the south this month with Welly telling the NME an album is due later this year.

• Main pictures via Facebook courtesy Welly Tickets
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