War isnt a Murder
Welles previously performed under the name Jeh Sea Wells and was also the frontman of the bands Dead Indian, formed in 2012, and Cosmic-American, formed in 2015. He was also the frontman for the band Welles.
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In 2024, Welles garnered attention on social media for writing and performing folk protest songs, including "The Poor", "Cancer", "The Olympics", and "United Health", as well as "War Isn't Murder", a track about the Gaza genocide.Vulture has described his music as "A mix of old-fashioned folkie signifiers and trending-topic populism, delivered in hooky snippets on social media several times weekly".He has been described as a modern Woody Guthrie.
Welles was honored with the Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award at the 2025 Americana Music Honors & Awards on September 10, 2025, presented in association with the First Amendment Center. He was also nominated for the Emerging Act of the Year award at the ceremony.

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