Wagons

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WAGONS are unanimously lauded as one of Australia’s great acts. Led by the rare charisma of frontman Henry Wagons they offer heavy doses of stomping outlaw country, irresistible crooning and classic pop.

In both the live forum and on record, the band draw upon an uncommon range of influences given the current musical climate, including jump suit era Elvis, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, the grit between the floorboards at the Ol’ Opry, the spit in 70’s trumpet sections and Cormac MacCarthy’s psychedelic Westerns. Their live show is a performance like no other, treading a line between a Vegas 70s showroom extravaganza and a bunch of freshfaced undertakers letting loose at a rained sodden rock festival.

Having spent the last few years supporting and touring with the likes of Justin Townes Earle, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zero’s, Calexico, Bill Callahan, Will Oldham, Okkervil River, John Hiatt, Jolie Holland and just recently completing a 16 date USA tour including SXSW showcases, it is safe to say that Wagons are roadhardened, formidable live band.

2009’s album The Rise and Fall of Goodtown, the band’s fourth, saw them them win best group and best album in the 2009 Age EG Awards, local band and album of the year in Rhythms magazine as well as in the Mess and Noise Readers Poll along with a string of further feature album, best live act and record of the year accolades. Henry Wagons was also named one of the ‘Top 100 Most Influential Melbournians’ by The Age Melbourne Magazine. Willie Nelson by WagonsMusic