Jesse Welles is a musician in a living tradition; whether he is canonized within his lifetime or without, he doesn’t much seem to care: he just keeps moving. Already an underground rock n roll influence, Welles disappeared and re-emerged a folk wordsmith; a quick witted bard on acoustic guitar, his voice reflecting a hard-sung existence, though it’s hard to tell with Jesse, his disarming smirk can lead you to doubt even the most black and white evidences.

His lyrical range keeps up with his fingers; his guitar work would be enough in itself for most artists. Welles released his debut studio album Red Trees and White Trashes, on which Dave Cobb was a producer for three songs. The album came out in 2018. Welles previously performed under the name Jeh Sea Wells and was also the front-man of the bands Dead Indian, formed in 2012, and Cosmic-American, formed in 2015.

In 2024, Welles garnered attention on social media for writing and performing folk protest songs, including "The Poor", "Cancer" and "The Olympics", as well as "War Isn't Murder", a protest song about the Israel-Hamas War.

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