The Revivalists

The Revivalists are an American rock band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2007. The eight-piece group features Ed Williams (pedal steel guitar, guitar), David Shaw (lead vocals), Zack Feinberg (guitar), Rob Ingraham (saxophone), George Gekas (bass), Andrew Campanelli (drums and percussion), Michael Girardot (keyboards, trumpet), and Paulet "PJ" Howard (drums and percussion).

Following the release of their 2015 album Men Amongst Mountains, the band was named one of "10 Bands You Need to Know" by Rolling Stone. Their breakout single, "Wish I Knew You," reached Number 1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart in September 2016 and later topped the Alternative Songs chart in May 2017. On September 11, the track was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Will Wells and Mikey Ferrari grew up on bayshores on opposite ends of this country, bobbing and weaving through various calamities and pitfalls of youth before being saved by music, each in his own way. Landing in Los Angeles at one point or another, they dipped cowboy-booted toes into the sound machine —Mikey as a major label solo artist, Will as a guitar-gunslinger for hire on tours and in sessions — before recognizing that maybe all that glittered wasn’t in fact gold. Struggling to find any sense of musical or personal connection in the sprawling landscape, it was only when the two met during a routine writing session for another artist in 2019 that they recognized two things: one, that making music was still the only thing either wanted to do, and two, that this new, other person was what each had been searching for to round out their artistic self. Some people call it kismet, others fate; they simply call it Wells Ferrari.