Welt
Biography Information
Welt
Biography Information
Welt is:
Jason Cooper - bass/guitar
Jeff Lewis - guitar/b. vocals
Jason Jones - guitar/b. vocals
Tony Scholer - drums
After months of touring and great reviews for their first album, Sacramento punk band Welt returns with their second album of fine powerful songs. The first album was called "Better Days", the second is "Kicked in the Teeth Again." The album cover image on the first one, a cartoon of a kid getting bitten by a dog, stung by bees, stepping in gum, and getting his finger caught in a mousetrap (simultaneously), or the second album (same artoon kid getting beaten up at a punk show, losing his shoe, losing his money, losing his teeth), might make you think that the band has a negative outlook. But Jason Cooper, principle songwriter of Welt says the band is not negative--in fact, the albums are about surviving and overcoming.
Jason Cooper - bass/guitar
Jeff Lewis - guitar/b. vocals
Jason Jones - guitar/b. vocals
Tony Scholer - drums
These guys are not looking to save the world. They want to keep things on a down-to-earth-level -- just making music, touring as much as possible and taking the music as far as it can go. Forget about trying to live up to an image; They are all about being themselves, having fun and powering out their songs with drive and determination.
"Kicked in the Teeth Again" is a darker, harder record than the first, but still retains the melodic sensibility whcih made the first album such a favorite amongst the kids and fanzine writers. Part of this darker feel can be attributed to the fact that Jason Cooper was the main songwriter (as opposed to "Better Days" on which he split songwriting duties with drummer Ross Levine). Ross and his brother, guitarist Matt Levine, left the band in April because of the ever popular "personal and creative differences." But the defection of half the members couldn't kill a band this good -- Tony and Jason number two have stepped in and made Welt an even better, tighter outfit.
So check the listings for the biggest dive in your town; Welt will probably be swinging through in the next couple months in an old van with two cylinders misfiring, playing some of the best punk rock (yeah we know - punk rock is so over!) West and East Coast. Thanks for reading this far. Goodbye now
817 W. Collins
Orange, California 92867 USA
(714) 997-9387 Fax (714) 997-0184