With rugged hooks, unfiltered noise and fierce melodic sensitivity, ‘midas’ rips up the script of traditional second albums and establishes the band as an endlessly addictive and rousing generational talent.
Every now & then, one of those bands comes along that you notice are popping up in conversations all over the place. “my mate recommended them” / ”i caught them at a festival and they were amazing” / “I heard a great track and it made me check out the album”/ “I tried to get tickets but they’d sold out!” …and everyone who is exposed falls for them and tells someone new about them.
“I want it to feel like you’re right there in the room with us.” And in 10 songs and 40 minutes, Wunderhorse capture the raw power and energy that has set them apart as one of the most formidable live acts of recent years. With rugged hooks, unfiltered noise, and fierce melodic sensitivity, “Midas” rips up the script of traditional second albums and establishes the band as an endlessly addictive and rousing generational talent.
In late 2022, the release of their debut album “Cub” saw singles ‘Purple’ and ‘Leader of the Pack’ dominate radio airwaves. Landmark performances filling Glastonbury’s Woodsies Tent (FKA John Peel Stage) and selling out London’s Kentish Town Forum months in advance followed tours with Pixies and Fontaines D.C. and stadium appearances with Sam Fender, signalling the band’s arrival as one of the most prominent and exciting new guitar acts in the UK.
With Grammy Award-winning producer Craig Silvey (The Rolling Stones, The National, Florence and The Machine) on board for their sophomore record, the band looked to do something different. That’s been the lure of Jacob Slater’s new (post-dead pretties) outfit and we fully expect it to continue, once folk hear these 10 songs that capture the raw power and energy that has set Wunderhorse apart as one of the most formidable live acts of recent years.
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