Skip to main content
triple j Unearthed home

Artist:Wifey

Genres:
  • Indie
  • Rock
Sydney, NSW

Tracks

Other tracks

Track: Medicine by Wifey
Track: MedicineGenres:
  • Indie
  • Rock
Played on:

    Artist: Wifey

    Uploaded

    About

    Since sliding out of the birth canal in April 2008 Wifey have won the Sydney University band competition and the NSW state campus competition. They have supported talents like Smudge, Youth Group, 78Saab, Jeff Lewis (USA), Hugo Race (Ex Bad Seeds), The Beautiful Girls, Kill Devil Hills and Howe Gelb (of Giant Sand). The Sydney five piece incorporate violin and keys, creating original, literate indie rock that "at times sound like a cross between Okkervil River and Dexys Midnight Runners with their melodic sensibilities." (doubtful sounds) “what’s really to get excited about here is the playful bounce of the beguiling Eccentric Boogaloo or the Elvis Costello-ish Chop it Off. Although the fiddle occasionally drags Wifey into folk cliché, theirs is a distinctly Australian sound that tips an accomplished nod at American greats such as Bonny Prince Billy and Tom Waits…no bad thing at all.” (faster louder)

    Members

    Andy Calvert - guitar/vocals
    Kirsten Morley - keys
    Damon Williams - bass
    Andy Day - drums
    Kathryn Brownhill - Violin

    Sounds Like

    Elvis Costello, Arcade Fire, wilco

    Loading

    Loading

    Loading

    Loading

    Connect