The Vels has been played on NTS in shows including Los Hitters, featured first on 21 March 2023. Songs played include (What Good Am I) Without You.

The Vels were a popular new wave/synthpop band comprising Alice DeSoto, Charles Hanson, and Chris Larkin formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were a prominent fixture on the Philadelphia music scene in the early 1980s. Their notoriety grew to the point that they caught the attention of Mercury Records and were signed.

In 1985 and 1986, The Vels toured the world as the opening act for The Psychedelic Furs.

They released two albums under the Mercury label, but disbanded in 1987….