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Justin Steven Welch (born 4 December 1972) is an English musician, best known as the drummer in Elastica, Suede, and later the drummer in Lush. Welch is currently the drummer of The Jesus and Mary Chain .
Elastica were an English rock band formed in London in 1992 by guitarist/singer Justine Frischmann and drummer Justin Welch after their departure from Suede. The band was stylistically influenced by punk rock , post-punk and new wave music . [ 2 ]
In a 2013 interview, Frischmann would reveal her regrets over the album's worth by claiming Elastica should have been a "one-album project". [ 3 ] The cover photograph was taken by visual artist and musician Maya Arulpragasam , later to be known as M.I.A., who also directed the video for "Mad Dog God Dam" and designed the cover for the band's ...
On 21 January 2017 three-quarters of the original line-up of Elastica – Matthews, Annie Holland and Justin Welch – worked together on the remastering of Elastica. [4] As of 2022, Matthews has a YouTube channel where she uploads mostly improvisational music. [5]
Elastica is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Elastica. It was released in March 1995 through Deceptive Records in the UK and DCG/Geffen Records internationally. [ 2 ] The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize . [ 3 ]
In 1994, Elastica were voted Best New Band by NME readers at the Brit awards. They were signed to Deceptive Records in the UK, and later with Geffen Records in Europe and the US. Their first album, Elastica, released in 1995, became the fastest-selling debut album in UK history. In 1995, Elastica were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for ...
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The reunited band consisted of Anderson, Berenyi and King with the addition of Justin Welch on drums, an old friend of Chris Acland. [ 1 ] We wish it could have been sooner but, for many years, it was just too painful to contemplate without Chris, and then all kinds of life-changing commitments made it impossible.