Australian Idol Top 12 - Pepe's Pick - Wes Carr

Every year it becomes increasingly difficult to watch Australian Idol. For every fantastic find there are about 20 singers who should have been born mute, hell one girl annoys me when she talks, let alone sings.

There is some light at the end of the Idol tunnel tho, his name is Wes Carr from Sydney.

Carr has created a troublesome identity for himself since he was expelled from school in Adelaide and wound up alone in Sydney at 15.

He became a folk singer doing acoustic sets in Sydney pubs before silverchair drummer Ben Gillies decided to do a side project.

Gillies was introduced to Carr through record company reps and the pair hit it off.
They formed indie rock band tambalanne in 2003, at a time when Daniel Johns called a go-slow on silverchair to indulge his own side project with Paul Mac.

Tambalane gigged around the pub scene but struggled to rise above it with its folk-influenced blend of 60s and 70s classic rock.

An “unpleasant power struggle”, according to Gillies, saw the silverchair veteran dissolve Tambalane in 2005, and Carr go off to do a solo project.

Having struggled with no success as an indie artist, oz idol would be his last throw of the dice.

http://www.myspace.com/wesleycarr

Not in that hat mate!

In typical Australian taste, everything is worth a punt . . .

Sportingbet Australia Market

Wes Carr 3.25
Sophie Paterson 5.00
Madam Parker 7.00
Mark Spano 8.00
Brooke Addamo 9.00
Thanh Bui 11.00
Tom Williams 12.00
Roshani Priddis 12.00
Teale Jakubenko 14.00
Chrislyn Hamilton 16.00
Luke Dickens 21.00
Jonny Taylor 41.00