The Well Pennies
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| Origin | Northborough, MA |
| Genres | Folk, pop |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels | Flake Records |
| Associated acts | Rose's Pawn Shop, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros |
| Website | thewellpennies.com |
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The Well Pennies are an American folk-pop music duo, formed in 2011. The band consists of husband-and-wife Bryan and Sarah Vanderpool.
History
Formation
The Well Pennies were formed in Northborough, Massachusetts, later relocating to Los Angeles, California, and then Des Moines, Iowa. Bryan and Sarah met at a coffee shop in Northborough where Sarah was working. They started out occasionally supporting each other's solo acts, before deciding to form The Well Pennies.[1] The band name comes from a line in the Tom Waits song "The Fall of Troy", where he sings, "The well is full of pennies."[2]
Debut EP and Endlings
The Well Pennies released their debut self-titled EP in 2012.[1] The following year, their version of "All My Loving", a reworking of the 1964 song as a ballad, was featured on The Beatles covers album Beatles Reimagined, which also includes cover versions by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Leftover Cuties, and others.[1][2][3]
They released their debut full-length album, Endlings, on January 27, 2015, featuring acoustic instrumentation and vocal harmonies, with the uptempo lead single "Drive".[4] The single was inspired by a road trip the Vanderpools took when moving from Boston to Los Angeles.[2] The Endlings track "The Echo & the Shadow" is the closing theme for the Spanish television talk show En la tuya o en la mía.[5] Billboard magazine columnist Gary Trust named Endlings one of his top three albums of 2015.[6]
Members
- Bryan Vanderpool – vocals, banjo, guitar, mandolin, percussion
- Sarah Vanderpool – vocals, accordion
Discography
Albums
- Endlings (2015)
Extended plays
- The Well Pennies (2012)
Singles
- "Jingle Bells" (2012)
- "Drive" (2014)
Compilations
- "All My Loving" on Beatles Reimagined (Community Projects, 2013)
Television soundtracks
- "Home Is In My Heart" - Twisted (ABC Family, season 1, episode 5, July 9, 2013)
- "Home Is In My Heart" - Switched at Birth (ABC Family, season 2, episode 18, July 29, 2013)
- "The Echo & the Shadow" - True Blood (HBO, season 7, episode 9, August 17, 2014)
- "The Echo & the Shadow" - The Fosters (ABC Family, season 2, episode 15, February 9, 2015)
- "The Echo & the Shadow" - Switched at Birth (ABC Family, season 4, episode 14, September 14, 2015)
- "The Echo & the Shadow" - En la tuya o en la mía (2015-16)
References
- 1 2 3 Laura Studarus, "Discovery: The Well Pennies," Interview, October 9, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Gary Trust, "Folk Duo the Well Pennies on Covering the Beatles & Thriving as an Independent Act," Billboard, January 22, 2015.
- ↑ Rebecca Willa Davis, "Love Me Do," Nylon, October 4, 2013.
- ↑ Jeff Giles, "The Well Pennies, 'Endlings' - Album Review," Diffuser, February 2, 2015.
- ↑ Natalia Marcos, "La banda Sonora de las charlas con Bertin," El País, February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Gary Trust, "Ask Billboard: Readers' Favorites of 2015," Billboard, December 31, 2015.