The Capstan Shafts

The Capstan Shafts may be the guise prolific songwriter Dean Wells continues to be recording under since 1999. Hailing from Lyndonville, VT, Wells provides frequently been in comparison to Led by Voices’ Robert Pollard, along with 18 produces in eight years on numerous brands, the association could stem from his efficiency just as much as from his audio. Though Environ Maiden, released in Oct 2007 on Rainbow Quartz, do very much to heighten his profile with regards to consumer consciousness, Wells continuing to mainly eschew the original strategy of playing live to market his catalog, rather choosing to opening up in the home to make even more albums. Following the launch of his following home-recorded recording, Fixation Protocols in 2008, Wells performed his first display having a music group at CMJ in nov that year. In ’09 2009, he doubled that quantity with gigs in Sept and December. Someplace on the way Wells made the decision it was time and energy to change from the bed room to the studio room, and to turn into a actual music group. To the end he started dealing with Matt LeMay of Obtain Him Eat Him (and writer of rave evaluations on Pitchfork of earlier Capstan Shafts produces). The outcome was the 2010 recording Revelation Dresses. To translate the brand new richer, even more traditional sound to the level, Wells employed a four-piece support music group and started playing frequent displays, including a well-received overall performance at 2010’s SXSW event.