
First let’s clear up the name: Wesley Stace was named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. He took his stage name, John Wesley Harding, from the 1967 Bob Dylan album—and that album's name comes from its title track, which Dylan named after the American outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. (Got all that?) John Wesley Harding (we’re talking about the artist from here on out) moved to Philadelphia last year and plays blues rock and folk noir. He worked his name into the credits of the quintessential audiophile film High Fidelity for the song "I’m Wrong About Everything." In [...]