Wunderhorse | |
---|---|
Origin | England |
Genres | Indie rock · Americana · psychedelic rock · grunge |
Labels | Communion Music |
Spinoff of | Dead Pretties |
Members | Jacob Slater Jamie Staples Pete Woodin Harry Fowler |
Past members | Oscar Browne |
Wunderhorse are an English rock band formed by frontman and songwriter Jacob Slater. [1]
Jacob Slater left home at age 17 and lived in London for five years. [1] [2] He was previously the frontman of punk trio Dead Pretties before the group's disbandment in 2017. [1] After the Dead Pretties broke up, Slater moved to Newquay, Cornwall, where he found odd jobs as a laborer and worked as a surfing instructor while continuing to write music. [2] [3] During this time Slater also landed an acting role, playing drummer Paul Cook in Pistol, a six-part miniseries about the Sex Pistols directed by Danny Boyle. [4] [2] Slater has cited Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Frank On Tap and Elliott Smith as musical influences. [1] [3]
Slater began Wunderhorse as a solo project during the COVID-19 pandemic. He later joined with drummer Jamie Staples, guitarist Harry Fowler, and bassist Pete Woodin to form the current band. [5] [6] [7] Guitarist Oscar Browne recorded with the band but later left the group. [8] [9]
Wunderhorse's debut album Cub was released 7 October 2022 by Communion Music, [10] and was produced by Kevin Jones and Pete Woodin. [11]
Cub was named one of the best albums of 2022 by NME, [12] Riot, [13] and Far Out. [14] Critics described the album as "a warming blues/garage/indie fire... an album best enjoyed in its entirety and at high volume", [7] "some of the most well-crafted and interesting rock songs of this decade", [15] "a brilliant catalogue of teenage life - ill-fated love, drugs, self-destruction, depression as well as youthful joy - all to a rousing soundtrack that harks back to the 1990s", [2] and "melodic reflection from a man growing into himself". [3]
Asked about the band's name, Slater told Hero: "There's this old TV show from the 50s or 60s called Champion the Wonder Horse... I started using the name as a joke and it was one of those things that stuck". [8]
In 2022, Wunderhorse toured as a supporting act for other bands, opening for Irish punk band Fontaines D.C., [4] [2] Pixies, [2] Foals, [4] and fellow UK singer-songwriters Sam Fender and Declan McKenna. [4] In spring 2023, Wunderhorse toured the United States, with concert dates in several cities. They also played at Glastonbury Festival 2023 on the Woodsies and BBC Introducing stages. [16] [17] [18]
Wunderhorse will release their second album, Midas, on 30 August 2024, currently preceded by the release of three singles: the title track, "July" and "Silver".
This article needs additional or more specific
categories. (May 2023) |
Wunderhorse | |
---|---|
Origin | England |
Genres | Indie rock · Americana · psychedelic rock · grunge |
Labels | Communion Music |
Spinoff of | Dead Pretties |
Members | Jacob Slater Jamie Staples Pete Woodin Harry Fowler |
Past members | Oscar Browne |
Wunderhorse are an English rock band formed by frontman and songwriter Jacob Slater. [1]
Jacob Slater left home at age 17 and lived in London for five years. [1] [2] He was previously the frontman of punk trio Dead Pretties before the group's disbandment in 2017. [1] After the Dead Pretties broke up, Slater moved to Newquay, Cornwall, where he found odd jobs as a laborer and worked as a surfing instructor while continuing to write music. [2] [3] During this time Slater also landed an acting role, playing drummer Paul Cook in Pistol, a six-part miniseries about the Sex Pistols directed by Danny Boyle. [4] [2] Slater has cited Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Frank On Tap and Elliott Smith as musical influences. [1] [3]
Slater began Wunderhorse as a solo project during the COVID-19 pandemic. He later joined with drummer Jamie Staples, guitarist Harry Fowler, and bassist Pete Woodin to form the current band. [5] [6] [7] Guitarist Oscar Browne recorded with the band but later left the group. [8] [9]
Wunderhorse's debut album Cub was released 7 October 2022 by Communion Music, [10] and was produced by Kevin Jones and Pete Woodin. [11]
Cub was named one of the best albums of 2022 by NME, [12] Riot, [13] and Far Out. [14] Critics described the album as "a warming blues/garage/indie fire... an album best enjoyed in its entirety and at high volume", [7] "some of the most well-crafted and interesting rock songs of this decade", [15] "a brilliant catalogue of teenage life - ill-fated love, drugs, self-destruction, depression as well as youthful joy - all to a rousing soundtrack that harks back to the 1990s", [2] and "melodic reflection from a man growing into himself". [3]
Asked about the band's name, Slater told Hero: "There's this old TV show from the 50s or 60s called Champion the Wonder Horse... I started using the name as a joke and it was one of those things that stuck". [8]
In 2022, Wunderhorse toured as a supporting act for other bands, opening for Irish punk band Fontaines D.C., [4] [2] Pixies, [2] Foals, [4] and fellow UK singer-songwriters Sam Fender and Declan McKenna. [4] In spring 2023, Wunderhorse toured the United States, with concert dates in several cities. They also played at Glastonbury Festival 2023 on the Woodsies and BBC Introducing stages. [16] [17] [18]
Wunderhorse will release their second album, Midas, on 30 August 2024, currently preceded by the release of three singles: the title track, "July" and "Silver".
This article needs additional or more specific
categories. (May 2023) |