Welles is from a very small town in Arkansas called Ozark, which gives context for the nostalgia at the forefront of his song "Seventeen." It starts small, with Welles’ voice accompanied by an acoustic guitar, but builds into a gritty, anything-goes rock chorus that feels like it represents the emotional conundrum of being a teenager. "I can see past your short hair / tellin’ me that you don’t care / he ain’t here but he’s somewhere / I’m all fucked up so I don’t care" are some of my favorite lines in song to date. A little honesty goes a long way. Catch Welles live at the Basement 6/28. –Geena Kloeppel