What the critics are saying
"I got a copy and got so excited. I just kept thinking, that's it, that's the sound! It's like the sky just opened up..."
- Lisa Sanders : from Union Tribune feature article
"...a penchant for poetry and intricate melodies, and weaves them both into songs that pulse with drama and detail."
- Karla Petersen : San Diego Union Tribune
"[Rock n roll] has got to have a reason to believe. Call it soul...inspiration...the spark that makes a performer an artist. [Wirepony's] new EP has all this and more..."
- Bart Mendoza
"He sounds like he's got a Marshall stack at the back of his throat"
- Gregory Page
"[Wirepony] has the curiosity to experiment, while retaining the roots and longevity of the musical heritage that has proceeded [them]."
- San Diego Troubador
The Story
This is a man and a band full of contradiction.
The music is deeply personal, somtimes anthemic, self assured and tough. It is equally self desroyed and without confidence.
It swaggers, beats its chest.
Whispers a gentle carress.
To me Wirepony's songs and singing do what so
few do today: they span the full human experience.
Love and loss: vitality and fragility.
A father of the U.K., a farmer by trade; mother an American with deep Southern roots.
The music is as influenced by Woody Gutherie as it is
the Who; it's as diverse as Johnny Cash is to the
Clash.
The words are of Old England, Route 66, King Arthur,
and a still young gold rush California.
This is a band
with a strong command of words and a fullness of
heart. This is music at it's best. This is Wirepony.
f. l. drennen.
Jan 7, 2006
Los Angeles
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