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Ezra Bell

Data updated on 2025-11-06 17:53:27 UTC
Tales spinning out of order around disconcerting musical interludes seem to resonate with listeners. A few years ago, a licensing company found and commissioned Ezra Bell to play and record Sam Cooke’s worst song for an insurance commercial. Said company flew Ben Wuamett (singer/songwriter) to Mexico City to record the vocals so as not to be sued by the Sam Cooke Foundation. The commercial aired on Superbowl Sunday. Ezra Bell espouses neither football nor insurance but sold out accordingly for the pittance that was paid, and the exposure. Such is the music industry. Many heartfelt messages from unknown listeners keep Ezra Bell busy writing and recording. At some point, a booking agency caught on to the growing cult following and propped Ezra Bell up in front of audiences outside of Portland, forcing the band to drive thousands of miles, sometimes in a single day, to play for small crowds. Ezra Bell recorded a new album over a year ago, and a record label recently decided to sign it, release it, even make vinyl copies. You’re reading this now because you’re about to encounter that album, suitably titled, This Way to Oblivion.
Ezra Bell is: Aaron Mattison (horns) Maurice Spencer (bass) Honora Hildreth (vocals) Jeremy Asay (keys, guitar) Tom Trotter (drums) and Benjamin Wuamett (vocals).

Genres

: portland indie

Total plays

63.7 million
Updated on 2025-08-08

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

125,015

Followers

32,196

Top Cities

  1. United States
    Denver
    3,809 listeners
  2. United States
    Seattle
    2,243 listeners
  3. United States
    Chicago
    2,702 listeners
  4. United States
    Portland
    1,992 listeners
  5. United States
    New York City
    1,803 listeners

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Most popular tracks

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Junk Food Chimney
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Don't Just Sit Here and Drink Yourself to Death
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Let's Move to Vietnam
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They Think We're Stupid
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I Love You Too
I Love You Too
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I Love You Too
I Love You Too
3,569,413 3:01 2019-03-31
The 5-Year Binge
The 5-Year Binge
2,418,577 1:52 2018-05-24
Pick a Place and Read
Pick a Place and Read
2,279,126 3:51 2013-12-18
May the Road
May the Road
1,955,179 2:35 2013-12-18
Goat's Milk
Goat's Milk
1,932,118 2:51 2013-12-18
Dear Old Dad
Dear Old Dad
1,571,685 3:28 2013-12-18
Tourists
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1,487,352 3:30 2018-05-24
The Pride of N. Sumner
The Pride of N. Sumner
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A Jug in the Road
A Jug in the Road
981,101 3:01 2018-05-24
Shhh, The Dog is Sleeping
Shhh, The Dog is Sleeping
885,421 3:31 2020-04-03
The Joke Was on Me
The Joke Was on Me
800,494 3:45 2020-04-03
Heaven Is a Chandelier
Heaven Is a Chandelier
716,264 2:47 2013-12-18
ode to victoria
ode to victoria
713,782 3:25 2024-07-28
(Maybe We Are)
(Maybe We Are)
676,920 4:11 2017-11-09
a serenade for kathy
a serenade for kathy
642,378 3:28 2024-07-28
Yawning at the Seance
Yawning at the Seance
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.....nat and Rox to Go First
.....nat and Rox to Go First
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The Government Is the Mafia
The Government Is the Mafia
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his first and last sounds
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Fluoridated Water
Fluoridated Water
440,227 2:40 2018-05-24
a dirge for krista joy
a dirge for krista joy
418,840 2:57 2023-01-07
eva
eva
402,980 3:51 2024-07-28
i prefer your statue to any mannequin
i prefer your statue to any mannequin
391,785 1:42 2023-01-21
Raise Your Hand If You Slept in Your Clothes
Raise Your Hand If You Slept in Your Clothes
357,378 3:31 2020-04-03
the girl in the polka dot dress
the girl in the polka dot dress
349,944 2:43 2021-04-16
Rope Swing
Rope Swing
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We Came By Canoe
We Came By Canoe
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Go with God
Go with God
333,197 3:48 2018-05-24
And Do It on the Cheap
And Do It on the Cheap
330,625 3:22 2017-11-09
gently chiding veronica
gently chiding veronica
323,475 4:01 2022-01-15
A Drink from the Trough
A Drink from the Trough
308,019 3:01 2018-05-24
Tanner Thorne
Tanner Thorne
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elizabeth cole
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Dirty Looks for Children
Dirty Looks for Children
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no one is coming to save us
no one is coming to save us
274,739 3:23 2023-02-08
Marsha, It's Your Peyote
Marsha, It's Your Peyote
269,586 3:59 2020-04-03
Lipstick
Lipstick
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You're More 'Fun' When You're Using
You're More 'Fun' When You're Using
265,659 3:16 2018-05-24
the (only) ballerina from tennessee
the (only) ballerina from tennessee
264,731 3:57 2022-01-15
You're the Coolest - Smile at the Mirror
You're the Coolest - Smile at the Mirror
248,351 2:58 2018-05-24
Let Me Do the Talking
Let Me Do the Talking
246,484 4:05 2018-05-24
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presha drove the mongols to it
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Japper Dudas
Japper Dudas
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i'm sorry about last night
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Worship the Lightbulb
Worship the Lightbulb
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5Th and James
5Th and James
199,291 3:59 2020-04-03
Six Months Within the Ring Line
Six Months Within the Ring Line
195,767 3:04 2018-05-24
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leanora rizbang
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i heard the blackbird sing
i heard the blackbird sing
190,455 3:37 2022-01-15
for the eradication of seemly incurable sadness
for the eradication of seemly incurable sadness
184,373 4:22 2022-01-15
sandra jo
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181,817 3:03 2022-09-30
Dear Old Dad (Again)
Dear Old Dad (Again)
174,891 2:39 2015-06-24
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i wish to sleep but not wake
150,808 3:15 2021-05-17
a very thin thread
a very thin thread
144,088 3:07 2022-01-15
You Go out and Dig
You Go out and Dig
140,291 3:31 2016-04-14
Stipulations Don't Suit You
Stipulations Don't Suit You
133,327 3:48 2020-04-03
Sherrie Sue
Sherrie Sue
117,094 4:34 2020-04-03
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i bet you wish you had a brother who was as handsome as mine
116,333 5:21 2023-03-22
Cannonball Wingman
Cannonball Wingman
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ilene
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concrete blanket
concrete blanket
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for those we love(d)
for those we love(d)
95,507 2:43 2022-10-20
sunsets admire your smile
sunsets admire your smile
86,823 3:15 2022-01-15
if god put a gun to my head
if god put a gun to my head
85,408 3:54 2024-07-28
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it feels like howard's mother's birthday
83,960 3:17 2022-12-03
Let Me In
Let Me In
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tommy's lullaby
76,316 3:11 2024-08-17
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I Am Not Ashamed of You
I Am Not Ashamed of You
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New releases

Chin Chin
Chin Chin
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[Ezra Bell]
Cannonball Wingman
Cannonball Wingman
2025-09-26
[Ezra Bell]
Let Me In
Let Me In
2025-08-22
[Ezra Bell]
tommy's lullaby
tommy's lullaby
2024-08-17
[Ezra Bell Limited]
for our mothers
for our mothers
2024-07-28
[Ezra Bell Limited]
i'm sorry about last night
i'm sorry about last night
2023-12-17
[Ezra Bell Limited]
Lipstick
Lipstick
2023-05-19
[Ellis Evason]
i bet you wish you had a brother who was as handsome as mine
i bet you wish you had a brother who was as handsome as mine
2023-03-22
[Ezra Bell Limited]
no one is coming to save us
no one is coming to save us
2023-02-08
[Ezra Bell Limited]
i prefer your statue to any mannequin
i prefer your statue to any mannequin
2023-01-21
[Ezra Bell Limited]
a dirge for krista joy
a dirge for krista joy
2023-01-07
[Ezra Bell Limited]
it feels like howard's mother's birthday
it feels like howard's mother's birthday
2022-12-03
[Ezra Bell Limited]
concrete blanket
concrete blanket
2022-11-09
[Ezra Bell Limited]
for those we love(d)
for those we love(d)
2022-10-20
[Ezra Bell Limited]
captain alberti bundy (of the SS EZ Bell)
captain alberti bundy (of the SS EZ Bell)
2022-09-30
[Ezra Bell Limited]
his first and last sounds
his first and last sounds
2022-09-17
[Ezra Bell Limited]
presha drove the mongols to it
presha drove the mongols to it
2022-06-30
[Ezra Bell Limited]
Jorji
Jorji
2022-01-15
[2799744 Records DK2]
i wish to sleep but not wake
i wish to sleep but not wake
2021-05-17
[2799744 Records DK2]
the girl in the polka dot dress
the girl in the polka dot dress
2021-04-16
[2799744 Records DK2]
This Way to Oblivion
This Way to Oblivion
2020-04-03
[Dutch Records]
Ezra Bell
Ezra Bell
2018-05-24
[Ezra Bell]
Farewell Griffin
Farewell Griffin
2017-11-09
[Ezra Bell]
You Go out and Dig
You Go out and Dig
2016-04-14
[Unsigned]
We Came By Canoe
We Came By Canoe
2015-06-24
[Ezra Bell]
Don't All Look Up At Once
Don't All Look Up At Once
2013-12-18
[Ezra Bell]