The Welders
An indie rock ensemble blending poetic lyrics, cinematic strings, and layered folk-rock arrangements
Biography
The Welders started in Hamilton, Ontario, founded by Andrei and Benjamin. What began as a two-piece project gradually grew into an eight-member ensemble as they brought in musicians from across the Greater Toronto Area — people from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures, in a blend that only Canada could produce. Their sound bridges raw indie rock energy with orchestral arrangements: violin, cello, and layered harmonies sit alongside distorted guitars and driving rhythms. The result is something cinematic and emotionally dense, moving between catharsis and quiet devastation. Their debut album 'Wild Beasts & Glass Eye' captures all of that — a coming-of-age record built on poetic lyrics and ambitious arrangements. Their second album, 'The Ghost in the Needle' (2026), brings ten new songs, with Hungarian, Romanian and Ukrainian folk instruments woven into the band's indie rock.
Members
Andrei Cernat
Vocals & Guitar
Hamilton, ON
Benjamin Soto
Drums & Percussion
Hamilton, ON
Maelle Beaulieu
Synths, Piano & Sound Design
Toronto, ON
Navid Karimi
Accordion & Textures
Toronto, ON
Anastasiya Savchenko
Cello
Toronto, ON
Alice Zhu
Violin & Viola
Toronto, ON
Yodit Desta
Saxophone & Bass Clarinet
Toronto, ON
Margit Farkas
Bass & Backing Vocals
Toronto, ON
Discography
The Ghost in the Needle
- 01 Until the Day We Can
- 02 Budapest Sky
- 03 No Sky Left
- 04 I Met Her in Odesa
- 05 The Unfound
- 06 Adrift
- 07 Of Love and Violence
- 08 Departed
- 09 Bucharest Sun
- 10 The Road not Taken
Wild Beasts & Glass Eye
- 01 Glass Poem
- 02 Wild Beasts
- 03 There's Nothing Wrong in Being in Love
- 04 No Reply
- 05 Take my Hand
- 06 New Year's Eve
- 07 Simple End
- 08 Lullaby to None
- 09 The Turing Test
- 10 Event Horizon
- 11 The Turing Test - Extended
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