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Music Appreciation

raccoon

(31,767 posts) Fri Apr 11, 2025, 06:43 PM Apr 11

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Does Jesse Wells really sing in that raspy voice or it just

An affectation?

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Does Jesse Wells really sing in that raspy voice or it just (Original Post) raccoon Apr 11 OP

Not an affectation. See this American Songwriter article about him. A classmate of his highplainsdem Apr 11 #1

highplainsdem

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1. Not an affectation. See this American Songwriter article about him. A classmate of his

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Apr 11, 2025, 08:04 PM

Apr 11

long ago compared his voice to burnt toast.

https://americansongwriter.com/how-a-failed-run-as-a-signed-bandleader-led-jesse-welles-to-start-singing-the-news/

He's been making music for quite a while.

This is Jesse nearly 12 years ago, when he was fronting the first of two indie rock bands he was with for years. See Wikipedia for more on his background: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welles_(musician)

May 2013, acoustic so you can compare more easily:

On Jimmy Kimmel Live last week:

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