The song "Sadie" is taken from the "Useful Toil" EP, which made t o p t e n best new vinyl releases of the week (in the world!) on The Vinyl Factory and featured f r o n t page of Bandcamp on release, with comparisons to dreamy heartbreakers like Red House Painters, Talk Talk, Mojave 3, Jackson Browne & Gram Parsons. The track has been played heavily on BBC 6 Music in the U.K. on the back of strong support from record shops. | ”Gloriously romantic without ever reaching schmaltzy heights, this is another rare gem from the supremely talented singer-songwriter” THE LINE OF BEST FIT | “Gorgeous, slow-burning songs. For fans of Elliott Smith, Cass McCombs and Richard James (from Gorky's Zygotic Mynci ) solo work” ROUGH TRADE | "Absolutely beautiful" BBC 6 MUSIC's GIDEON COE | "This is sweet, soul-drenched dream-folk. It's hazy, lush, slowcore even. Artists don't come much more honest and pure than this" PICCADILLY RECORDS | "Dream pop cut from the finest reverb cloth, plus some of that organ that makes Beach House so good" NORMAN RECORDS | "Hushed, low-lit music that recalls Mojave 3 at their most beautiful" BANDCAMP | WELFARE is a vehicle for the songs of Patrick Shannon Whelan, who lives and works in the Derbyshire Dales in England. For more music check out wwwwwelfare.bandcamp.com