“Beautifully blurring the lines between Folk and AltCountry, with that Canadian ‘edge’ and trademarked ‘cool’ that is so difficult to put into words. ”
The Wanted fuse vintage North American folk, blues and country music with rockabilly, bluegrass and rock and roll in a distinctive roots music mash-up. This is full-throated, full-throttle entertainment, imbued with a spirit that is darkly haunting, incisively witty, or just plain fun. Tracks from Wanted CDs have aired on Stingray Music, CBC Radio 1 and many other roots music programs in Canada, throughout North America and around the world, and have tallied close to a half-million Spotify streams. There’s a small orchestra of instruments here that the band deploys with great skill, combining traditional instrumentation with unique elements such as washboard, bodhran, and acoustic lap steel guitar. With “performances worthy of The Ryman on a steamy Saturday night” (The Rocking Magpie, UK), The Wanted forge a fresh sound by finding common ground in diverse material. And with their edgy licks, infectious rhythms and soaring harmonies, they’re reconstructing roots music, one song at a time.
“The Wanted firmly establish themselves as a force to be reckoned with, offering a musical experience that will appeal to fans across the roots music spectrum.” (Roots Music Canada).
“The Wanted weave an impressive array of roots threads throughout which the overriding impression is their atmospheric melodies and harmonies”