The Well Brings New Album to The Wood Shop

The Well is bringing its fourth album, …And Flames Ran Like Living Animals, to The Wood Shop, a converted former wood and antique furniture showroom in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The album combines heavy riffs and an Austin style with electronic and synth elements. Other Girls and Love Cult (Xmas) move toward an electronic direction, while a music video for Christmas was directed by Daniel Fried.

The album is also described as a conceptual work about the band’s period in limbo during the pandemic and its subsequent reunion. The first four tracks were recorded with Bryan Richie, while Chico Jones helped the group develop the remaining tracks. The new songs were written by the three band members and composed with live performances in mind.

The group completed its three-album contract with its previous record label in 2025. Season of the Flame is used as the opening track in the band’s live shows. Graham’s newly written songs move away from Depeche Mode toward Slayer-style thrash metal from the late 1980s. The Well also has plans for its next album to potentially be a concept album.