Nathan Evans’s “Wellerman (Sea Shanty)” — documented 5,714 listens from 390 users — reframes a traditional sea shanty into a pop-facing single on Polydor. Vocal-led and chantlike, it leans on call-and-response phrasing and a hook that courts both folk revival and mainstream pop radio. As a Polydor release it helped ferry sea shanty material into contemporary playlists.