The Perennials EP was released on Oct 28, 2016. "Miss Marionette" was the second pre-release single.
The band are the young married couple of Pete & Amanda Wells. Now based in Brooklyn, they met at a bible school in the Italian countryside and were married by the time they were 20 years old. Both are children of the 90s—growing up at time when Dylan & Simon & Cash were canonical, part of ancient history — but both of them also have a sensibility shot through with an eerie sense of tradition & traditionalism for “people their age.” They are still working through the confusions of being twentysomething, and working it out through these songs.
Produced by Thomas "Doveman" Bartlett
Recorded at Saltlands Studio by David Groener, with additional Engineering by Pat Dillet at his studio and Pete Wells at Saltlands Studio, Assisted by Lucas Mortimer and Jesse O'connor.
Mixed by David Groener at Azimuth
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian in his room at Avatar
Executive Producer: Steve Salett
Brass Arrangements by Thomas Bartlett and CJ Camerieri
Amanda Wells: Lead Vocals
Pete Wells: Harmonies
Thomas Bartlett: Piano, Rhodes, OP-1
Josh Kaufman: Bass
CJ Camerieri: Trumpet, french horn
Aaron Hamel: Drums
Additional Gang vocals included: Nick Shopa, Jeff Taylor, Taryn Randall, Aaron Hamel, Emile Panerio
All songs written by Pete Wells
