Wallows, Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston Playing Coachella

Wallows–composed of Dylan Minnette (13 Reasons Why), Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston–are no strangers to playing Coachella; it has long been an annual festival they attend with great fondness.

Wallows have taken off following their breakthrough debut single of 2017 (“Pleaser”) and 2018 EP Spring release.

What is Wallows?

Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston have been making music together in Los Angeles ever since they were children. Through the years they’ve created an impressive repertoire – drawing influence from everything from scores by Spike Jonze movies to lo-fi hip-hop and 1970s post-punk.

They reunited with producer John Congleton for Model, and created what they consider their lightest project yet: tender yet funny songs about young romance that don’t always work, set against an environment of too much communication making it hard for two people to know how best to talk to each other.

On Thursday evening at The Warfield, their effortlessly superstarlike aura was on full display; they controlled the stage with equal ease whether playing in a garage or Madison Square Garden. Opening act spill tab (Claire Chicha) added her own brand of laid-back aesthetics and relatable lyrics to match the energy of their fans.

Nothing Happens

Wallows capture the disillusionment and chaos that is youth with their debut album, Nothing Happens. Composed of Dylan Minnette from 13 Reasons Why, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston as members, the band unleashed their creative juices when writing this album – the result can be found throughout every track on it.

Nothing Happens is marked by its seamless song transitions, creating a clear flow from front-to-back listening without losing critical momentum.

“Treacherous Doctor” is an emotional song that explores the difficulty associated with opening up to others and is one of the more personal songs on the record. Featuring minimalist drumming to emphasize lyrics, its ending also delivers powerful reminders about making an effort in life even if things do not always turn out the way we’d hoped they’d turn out.

Tell Me That It’s Over

Wallows have achieved something special on their sophomore LP; music that is both relatable and uplifting. Tracks like “Marvelous” and “Hurt Me” capture both the heartbreaking lows and exhilarating highs of relationships, using somber yet heartfelt lyrics juxtaposed against catchy production to achieve this result.

Tell Me That It’s Over is filled with lively tracks that draw inspiration from indie acts such as Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend and Mac DeMarco while still remaining their own individual musical expression. Fans adored them!

Dylan Minnette’s vocals possess an irresistibly calm and quirky quality that fits well into their music. He often pitches his voice up or down while singing which adds dynamic to the performance – a technique found throughout their previous music and present on their latest LP as well. This method helps ensure their music remains accessible.

Model

Dylan Minnette knows he puts himself open to criticism when it comes to young people and rock music, playing the lead in Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and moonlighting as singer/guitarist of Wallows (an indie band he formed alongside Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston).

K-State doctoral student Bess Bookout is conducting research into the ecology of bison wallow ponds in Konza Prairie, discovering they host distinct plant communities and microbiomes than nearby tallgrass prairie habitat. Her findings include discovering that wallow sediment supports “wetland obligate” species such as flat-stem spikerush, disk water-hyssop and ridgeseed spurge plants – making for an interesting ecological comparison!

These plant communities can support animals with different food preferences and behavioral tendencies, and the results from this research aim to help us better comprehend the ecological effects of natural animal aggregation sites like wildlife wallows on ecosystems as a whole, including their role in disease transmission – this is particularly relevant given that wild pig wallowing is often followed by native wildlife species visiting these spots.