 Despite a prolific output of recorded material (his total output amounts to ten EPs and seven full-length albums), Wells has only performed live three times.His recent album "Her Versus The Sad Cold Eventually", has led to an upsurge in media interest surrounding The Capstan Shafts; the album was given four very favorable reviews on music-news site Pitchfork Media by Matt LeMay of Get Him Eat Him.Dean Wells has also released a song as Vergel Tears, and has three albums under his own name.