Justin Welch
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Justin Welch | |
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| Birth name | Justin Steven Welch |
| Born | 4 December 1972 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Britpop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Website | drumtracksbyjustinwelchelastica |
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.
Biography
Welch moved to London in his late teens and studied at London's Drumtech drum school. He played drums in a number of bands in the early 1990s, including an early line-up of Suede (where he would first meet Justine Frischmann) and Spitfire.[1]
In 1996 Welch also formed the Britpop supergroup Me Me Me with Blur bassist Alex James and The Lilac Time frontman Stephen Duffy, who released one single "Hanging Around".[2]
Elastica split in 2001 and Welch moved to Devon where he taught drums in secondary and primary schools.
In 2012, he was in a duo with friend and former EMF frontman James Atkin called 'Asbo Kid'.[3] He also played drums for local Brighton bands Das Fenster and Oscillator.[4][5][6]
In 2013, Welch briefly re-united with Suede for several gigs to replace drummer Simon Gilbert who was unable to play due to contracting tuberculosis.[7]
It was announced, in September 2015, that Welch would play drums in the newly reformed Lush.[8]
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.[9]
In December 2017, the Elastica Facebook page announced that Welch featured on the debut single of a new British rock band called The Rockerati, "16 Tons". A post on Welch's personal Facebook page noted that the release had been receiving substantial radio airplay in the US.[10]
Welch is currently working on a new project called Piroshka with their debut album, Brickbat, released on 15 February 2019.
On May 1, 2021, Rakka Rakka Records released DETHHAUS, an instrumental project Welch participated in with Johnny Void (Guitarist, Bassist, Keyboardist).
Welch is currently working on a new project called The Stalwart Lovers with Sean Curran from The Sickerthings and Ricky Maymi from The Brian Jonestown Massacre their debut album, Love Songs For A Broken Heart, Release date is anticipated to be sometime in late 2022.
In 2022 Welch joined the The Jesus And Mary Chain as their new drummer.
Personal life
He lives in Hastings and is married to keyboardist Sharon Mew (known for playing in Elastica on the band's second album, and Heave), who is currently working as an artist.
Discography
Albums
- Elastica (1995, by Elastica)
- The Menace (2000, by Elastica)
- Brickbat (2019, by Piroshka)
- Love Drips and Gathers (2021, by Piroshka)
Singles and EPs
- 2 Tone Techno (2012, by The Asbo Kid)[3]
- Blind Spot (2016, by Lush)
- "16 Tons" (2017, by The Rockerati)
- DETHHAUS (2021, by DETHHAUS)
References
- ^ "Spitfire Homepage". bandplanet.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Me Me Me - Hanging Around (1996)". duffypedia.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Asbo Kid Interview by Paul Fischer". Louderthanwar.com. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Wednesday 26th November Soundphonica". Thelatest.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "About". Dasfenster.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Artists who use Zildjian Cymbals | Zildjian". Zildjian.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Suede temporarily enlist former Elastica drummer Justin Welch". Nme.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Lush to reunite for gig in 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "'They hadn't seen each other for 20yrs': Elastica are back in the studio". Vanyaland.com. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Elastica". En-gb.facebook.com. 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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