Appalling Human

Wesley Gonzalez, DIY indie punk's enfant terrible turned pop sophisticate, returns today with second album Appalling Human. Ironically a more accomplished record than his 2017 debut Excellent Musician, here Gonzalez makes full use of a lithe band armed with an orgy of high-end synthesizers, all mixed for the dancefloor by James Greenwood (Ghost Culture, Daniel Avery, Kelly Lee Owens). Both its sound and emotional clout are huge.

Along with therapy, taking better care of himself and a switch from guitars to learning and writing on piano, it was the choice of people to work with that helped him into this new creative phase. The new line up around Wesley was completed by the bassist Joe Chilton, singer Rose Dougal, drummer Bobby Voltaire and Callum Duffy on synths. They'd sit back and accommodate his demanding notion of how things should sound.

Released: June 2020
Cat: MOSHILP101
Label: Moshi Moshi

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Tracklist

1. Tell Me Something
2. Wind Your Neck In
3. Friend At First
4. A Fault In Your Design
5. Change
6. Come Through & See Me
7. Girl, You're My Family Now
8. Used To Love You
9. Fault Of The Family
10. The Mice
11. If I'm Sad
12. Did You Get What You Paid For?