The Wellington Papers are a New York-based music collective led by native Gothamites HB Wellington & Lex Verlock. Their music pays homage to the electrifying clashup between uptown sophistication and downtown energy that defines life and love in the Big Apple.
Both HB and Lex were raised in New York City–HB in the Bronx and Lex in Manhattan. The high schools they attended gave them a window into some of New York’s most exclusive and well-heeled social scenes, but HB and Lex were also drawn from an early age to the raw energy of the streets, plunging deep into to the graf, skate, and mid- 1990s New York hip hop scenes
Their music, still rooted in the playful realism of 1990s hip-hop, now also draws on a unique blend of punk, surf rock,ska, and dub influences. Their largely freestyled lyrics–at once savvy, sincere, and light–reflect the unique adventures and misadventures of their New York upbringing.
The Wellington Papers already have several videos on YouTube—including one for their classic and hauntingly melodic single “Jackie.” In their first show with a full band, they blew the roof off of the Red Door club in New York City with a Fashion’s Night Out kickoff show sponsored by J Lindeberg, Public School, Converse, Hennessy Black, and the undisputed sneaker-fiend mecca of the world: Flight Club. A month later, they released their first 10-song mixtape “New York Times”, and crushed CMJ Showcase events at the Knitting Factory, Backstage Bar, and Hiro Ballroom in New York City. They are currently gearing up for a mid-November show at one of Gotham’s most beautifully scandalous new venues: Le Bain, at The Standard hotel.
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