There are two bands under the name Wifey.
1. Since sliding out of the birth canal in April 2008 Sydney band Wifey have won the Sydney University band competition and the NSW state campus competition. They have supported talents like Smudge, Youth Group, 78Saab, Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Hugo Race (Ex Bad Seeds), Ned Collette, The City Lights and Dead Letter Chorus.

"at times they sounded like a cross between Okkervil River and Dexys Midnight Runners with their melodic sensibilities." (doubtful sounds)

“what’s really to get excited about here is the playful bounce of the beguiling Eccentric Boogaloo or the Elvis Costello-ish Chop it Off. Although the fiddle occasionally drags Wifey into folk cliché, theirs is a distinctly Australian sound that tips an accomplished nod at American greats such as Bonny Prince Billy and Tom Waits…no bad thing at all.” (faster louder)

2. Living by the “Don’t bore us, get to the chorus” credo and crashing out of the gates with a strikingly tuneful debut, Brooklyn’s Wifey is the next great, probably-doomed power pop band. They arrive to the scene armed with a slew of razor-sharp hooks, fueled by an addictive substance known as candysauce. The album is simply titled “Wifey Material,” and you’re unlikely to find a catchier set of songs released in 2025.

Songwriter & frontman Teddy Grey has proven himself to be a master of melody, and here, he’s written his most immediate and accessible set of songs yet. With character songs sung from the perspective of unsympathetic narrators, vignettes about small-town Catholic school life, and wry commentaries on the music scene as a whole, these tunes are as clever as they are catchy, making comparisons to Adam Schlesinger and Jim Ellison inevitable.

The band on record includes Mickey Blurr on lead guitar, Chris Canieso on drums, and bassist/backing vocalist Carly Kerr who plays Juliana Hatfield to Teddy’s Evan Dando, adding additional depth to the record. She takes lead vocals on two songs as well; one being a lament trying to talk a friend out of suicide, the other about cum.

“Wifey Material” is an irresistibly tight, replayable set of songs that will sound as good 10 years from now as they will tomorrow. If you like big guitars, bigger choruses, and songs about girls whose names end in Anne, boy oh boy do we have a band for you. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.