Wons Phreely is an artist who is difficult to pin down. For some, that’s an unwelcome fact; for others his unpredictability is as welcoming as a kettle on the boil and a stoked fire after a hard day’s graft. His story began in small town somewhere, where he fought his way through a disenchanted youth; coy on the specifics of his mischievous escapades, he admits it was by stealing a record by The Clash that revealed to him his true passion in life – music. He then picked up a guitar and strode out into a traveller’s existence that’s taken him around the world more than ‘a couple of times’. From the smoky bustle of London to the Californian sunshine, he is not afraid to up sticks and move on. If someone tells him there’s a gig waiting on the other side of the ocean, he’ll hop on the next boat. Jumbled around in his travelling bag you’ll find records from an ad-hoc selection of musicians; Springsteen, Morrissey, Buddy Holly... all distinct artists from contrasting musical eras and fashions, brought together by a burning individuality and trailblazing originality that Wons respects dearly. His influences resonate in his own music like dark matter – you can’t see it but you know it’s there. If he could stick to one musical style for long enough, you might be able to hear a trace of Elvis Presley or Billy Bragg in there, but his fantastic appetite for cross-genre volatility snuffs all possible comparisons out before you can even say the words “He sounds like...” Wons’ incessant travelling did temporally make it tough to find a backing band who would follow him around to all the motorway services and live gigs that he found himself playing, until a recent decision to settle more permanently in LA to concentrate on the formation of his ‘ultimate-dream-team’ of musicians with the sound and drive to match any ‘big band’ experience. And so ‘Wons Phreely + The Horses’ was born in early 2015. Operating as a solidified band unit rather than just an act backed up by hired guns. The bands new sound on the ‘Stars’ EP was possibly best described by London music blog AAAmusic; “no hint of the folk singer tag here, coming on more like Elvis Costello doing Springsteen’s Born In the USA than anything else, and it works, splendidly.” And so with a new base in LA and 2015 already promising so much, it’s ‘beguiling’ to consider what else the year may have in store for Wons Phreely + The Horses! media quotes: “his songs have the potential to fill the vacant indie poet laureate void, rooted as they are in social realism but with a wry wit replete with the kind of joyful melodies that make you think you can take on the whole damn world. There’s a hint of Springsteen meets Jamie T at a Beck gig”. -: TheVPME.com - London “Destined to top your personal music charts. Songs that use mashed-up string samples and antique pianos to tell their stories of love and lessons learned.” -: KickKickSnare.com - Venice Beach, California. “The EP consists of 6 songs that will dazzle you. Everyone should be aware of this young man. He’s doing something right.” -: WeAllWantSomeone.org – New York, City that same feeling of boundless possibilities... Hopefully it won’t be a work of fiction to predict he meets a Gotye-level of success in the coming months. -: Rave Magazine – single of the week “So darned fun!... one amazing rebirth” -: Fasterlouder.com “The dudes got soul and a knack for catchy melodies. Can’t wait to hear more.” -: OffTheRadarMusic.com - Miami, Florida