The Welcome Wagon































The Welcome Wagon
Origin
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres
Indie pop, Gospel
Years active 2001–present
Labels Asthmatic Kitty
Website welcometothewelcomewagon.com
Members

  • Monique Aiuto

  • Vito Aiuto

The Welcome Wagon is a Gospel/indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.[1] The group consists of Presbyterian minister Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife, Monique.[2] Their debut album, Welcome to the Welcome Wagon (2008) was produced by Sufjan Stevens.[3][4][5]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Discography


    • 2.1 Albums


    • 2.2 EPs


    • 2.3 Compilation appearances




  • 3 Live band


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


Vito Aiuto heads the Resurrection Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, which he started in 2005, and is based at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.[3][6] Both natives of Michigan, Vito studied literature at Western Michigan University before moving on to Princeton Theological Seminary, while Monique moved to New York to study art and works as a preschool teacher.[1][7]


Their first released music was on the 2001 compilation To Spirit Back the Mews.[7] The groups's 2008 debut album, Welcome to the Welcome Wagon, featured major involvement from Sufjan Stevens, who recorded, engineered, mixed, and contributed vocals and various instruments to the album, as well as designing the artwork, and it was released on Stevens' Asthmatic Kitty label.[3]


Second album Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices followed in 2012.[8]


The group's music was described by Allmusic as a "hybrid of contemporary folk, gospel, and indie pop".[7]



Discography



Albums




  • Welcome to the Welcome Wagon (2008), Asthmatic Kitty


  • Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices (2012), Asthmatic Kitty


  • Light Up the Stairs (2017)



EPs



  • Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing (2009), Asthmatic Kitty


Compilation appearances



  • "There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood" – To Spirit Back the Mews (2001), Asthmatic Kitty

  • "Sold! To the Nice Rich Man" – Mews Too: An Asthmatic Kitty Compilation (2006), Asthmatic Kitty

  • "He Never Said a Mumblin' Word" – Bifrost Arts' Come O Spirit (2009), Sounds Familyre



Live band




  • Alex Foote – lead guitar, lap steel guitar, background vocals


  • Jay Foote – bass guitar, background vocals


  • Sarah Fullen Gregory – background vocals


  • Evan Gregory – organ, background vocals

  • Justin Keller – acoustic guitar, clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone

  • Evan Mazunik – piano

  • Alan Markley – piano

  • Kelley McRae – background vocals


  • Sufjan Stevens – banjo, piano, vocals


  • Isaac Wardell - guitar, background singing



References





  1. ^ ab Meltzer, Marisa. "A Congregation in Skinny Jeans". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Suarez, Jessica. "God Is In Welcome Wagon's Living Room". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 1, 2017.


  3. ^ abc Petrusich, Amanda. "The Welcome Wagon - 'Welcome to the Welcome Wagon'". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 1, 2017.


  4. ^ Farias, Andree. "'Welcome to the Welcome Wagon'". Christianity Today. Retrieved September 1, 2017.


  5. ^ Hamilton, Billy. "Reviews: The Welcome Wagon - 'Welcome To The Welcome Wagon'". The Skinny. Retrieved September 1, 2017.


  6. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (2009) "Quit Your Day Job: The Welcome Wagon", Stereogum, February 11, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2017


  7. ^ abc Leahey, Andrew "The Welcome Wagon Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved September 9, 2017


  8. ^ Gill, Andy (2012) "Album: The Welcome Wagon Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices Asthmatic Kitty", The Independent, July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2017




External links


  • Official website









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