“Wunderhorse,” or the solo project of Jacob Slater, former frontman of “Dead Pretties,” released his second single, “Poppy,” in 2021.
Rising British singer and songwriter Jacob Slater, aka Wunderhorse, has been taking over English indie music lately.
His singles “Teal” and “Poppy” have attracted thousands of listeners all over the globe.
Who Is Wunderhorse? Everything To Know About The Musical Artist
Teal, Wunderhorse’s debut single, was released by Yala! Records.
Wunderhorse is the stage name of Jacob Slater, a British musician. Jacob was the frontman for “The Dead Pretties,” a London band.
In 2017, the band announced that they were splitting up to focus on their own musical projects.
Jacob and his friends, Ben and Oscar, in their late teens, founded the band. Jacob, the singer, guitarist, and Ben, the drummer, grew up in neighboring Hertfordshire towns.
Jacob and Oscar met at a music college in London at the age of seventeen and decided to create a band.
In the outstanding “Social Experiment,” they revealed the first peek of their music material in January of 2017.
“Teal,” his single, is one of those songs that has the remarkable capacity to pinpoint the exact moment it is heard. The tune and lyrics remain forever with you, even long afterward.
Although it is time-stamped, it is timeless.
.@wunderhorse’s ‘Teal’ 7″ is out now! If you haven’t picked up a copy already, there a signed copies available via @RoughTrade and our webstore!
This is the debut single from Wunderhorse and undoubtedly the beginning of a really exciting future for them. https://t.co/zuQuhudqPp pic.twitter.com/BWCpoASmd3— YALA! RECORDS (@yalarecords) September 24, 2021
Wunderhorse has announced he will perform a headline show at The Lexington, London, on March 10th, 2022.
Wunderhorse Music List
To date, Wunderhorse has released only two songs: “Poppy” and “Teal.”
On Youtube, “Poppy” has been listened to and watched 8.6K times and is still counting.
He explained his song, “Poppy is a song about a time and place long forgotten that suddenly returns to you in a vivid recall, kind of like a dream that doesn’t belong to you anymore.”
“Teal” is a wild, romantic, violent, anarchic, and enthralling cacophony of sounds that contradicts itself with every sleight of hand and chord change.
Jacob, on Spotify, has 15K monthly listeners. Amazingly, people from Mexico also listen to his songs.
Most of his listeners are unquestionably from the United Kingdom.
Follow Wunderhorse On Instagram
The NME 100 has chosen Wunderhorse for its 2022 Magazine. Jacob had expressed his emotions on Instagram by thanking NME’s official Instagram account.
This must be a significant accomplishment for the artist.
His Instagram account has 5.3K followers and is under the handle name “@wunderhorse_.”
In January 2021, he first started posting pictures and videos on his account.
Moreover, you can find him on Twitter too!
@wunderhorse is his Twitter account. He has comparatively fewer followers on Twitter than on Instagram.