New Jersey Stage Issue 52 | Page 105

Makin Waves Record Roundup Makin Waves with Well Wisher, Wetbrain and Hidden Cabins SHARE BUTTON I was a big fan of dollys and, like thousands of others, was sad when they broke up. Then, when I first saw Natalie Newbold’s lat- est band, Well Wisher, in August of 2017, I was even more disap- pointed because it seemed as if she had traded in her delicious NJ STAGE - ISSUE 52 by Bob Makin indie-pop hooks for a harder AC/DC-Black Sabbath sound to which she was lending surpris- ingly good guitar chops instead of the excellent drumming style that made dollys so unique. With Well Wisher’s debut full- length, “This Is Fine,” I’m re- INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 105