Wesley Dean "Wes" Carr (born 14 September 1982), also recording as
Buffalo Tales, is an Australian
singer-songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist, best known for winning the
sixth season of
Australian Idol in 2008. He released his first studio album,
Simple Sum, independently in 2008 shortly before entering
Australian Idol. After
Idol, he signed a record deal with
Sony Music Australia and released his debut single, "
You". The song peaked at number one on the
ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Gold by the
Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Carr's second studio album,
The Way the World Looks, soon followed after. It reached number two on the
ARIA Albums Chart and also achieved Gold certification. The second single "
Feels Like Woah" peaked at number 14 and gained Gold certification. In June 2011, Carr released "
Been a Long Time", the lead single from his third album. It peaked at number 33 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In November 2011, Carr announced that he was no longer with Sony and would be releasing his album independently. In August 2012 Carr released an
EP titled
Blood & Bone under the
pseudonym Buffalo Tales. His third studio album "Roadtrip Confessions" was released in June 2013 and debuted at number 83.