Devon Welsh Explained

Devon Welsh
Birth Date:	3 September 1988^[1]
Origin:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Instrument:	Vocals
Years Active:	2008–present
Label:	You Are Accepted

Devon Welsh (born September 3, 1988) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. From 2010 to 2016, he was the frontman of the electropop duo Majical Cloudz.^[2] He released his debut solo album, Dream Songs, in 2018.^[3]

Early life and education

Welsh was born to film and television actor Kenneth Welsh.^[4] He lived in Sandford, Ontario, a community of Uxbridge, for a few years. His parents separated when he was four. He entered McGill University in 2007 and graduated in 2011 with a degree in comparative religion.^{[5] [6]}

Career

Welsh released his debut solo album, Dream Songs, on August 24, 2018. The album was produced by Austin Tufts of Braids and self-released on You Are Accepted, a record label created by Welsh.^[7]

Personal life

From 2007 to 2010, Welsh was in an on-and-off relationship with Claire Boucher, known professionally as Grimes. The two met in 2007 at a first-year dorm party while studying at McGill University.

Discography

Solo albums

• Dream Songs (2018)
• True Love (2019)^[8]
• Come with Me If You Want to Live (2024)^[9]

Compilation albums

• Down the Mountain (2016)

With Belave

• Darlet on the Brush (2014)
• Indigo, Streams, Lash. (2016)
• the world is rain. (2017)

With Majical Cloudz

• Majical Cloudz (2010)
• II (2011)
• Impersonator (2013)
• Are You Alone? (2015)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Devon Welsh on Instagram: "It's my thirtieth birthday today, love for everything that happened in my twenties and all who have been in my life in that decade. It has.... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnRgHhrHzwb . 2021-12-26 . registration. Welsh. Devon. September 3, 2018. Instagram. June 8, 2019.
2. Web site: Majical Cloudz Break Up. Camp. Zoe. March 4, 2016. Pitchfork. August 27, 2018.
3. Web site: Devon Welsh Is a Voice of Reason on His Solo Debut 'Dream Songs'. Sundermann. Eric. August 23, 2018. Vice. Noisey. August 27, 2018.
4. Web site: Majical Cloudz Don't Want to Be "Cool and Boring". Dolan. Margaret. June 17, 2013. Paper Magazine. August 27, 2018.
5. Web site: We Talked To Majical Cloudz. January 3, 2013. Vice. Noisey. August 27, 2018.
6. Web site: Fall Down Laughing: The Story of Majical Cloudz. Pelly. Jenn. June 25, 2015. Pitchfork. August 27, 2018.
7. Web site: Devon Welsh On Ending Majical Cloudz and His Hopeful Solo Debut: 'I Put Energy Into' Being Kinder to Myself. Cooke. Shawn. August 24, 2018. Billboard. August 27, 2018.
8. Web site: Minsker . Evan . Devon Welsh (Ex-Majical Cloudz) Announces New Album True Love . . August 12, 2019 . July 30, 2019.
9. Web site: Devon Welsh Announces New Album Come With Me If You Want to Live, Shares Song. Monroe. Jazz. Pitchfork. January 16, 2024. January 16, 2024.