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".
[1] In August 2012 Carr released an EP titled Blood & Bone under the pseudonym Buffalo Tales.
[4] Wes Carr was born and raised in Gawler, South Australia, a town near the Barossa Valley on Adelaide's northern fringe.
[5] Carr took classes five nights a week at the Johnny Young Talent School, but eventually left Adelaide to live with his father in Sydney at the age of fifteen.
On 23 November 2008, Carr was announced the winner of Australian Idol of 2008 with Luke Dickens becoming the runner-up.
[9] As winner, Carr received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia, a car and $200,000 towards developing his craft.
[9] After coming out of Australian Idol as the winner, Carr signed to Sony Music Australia.
[15] In September 2009, Carr served as a support act for Irish band The Script's Australian tour.
[17] At the 2009 ARIA Music Awards, "You" was nominated for "Highest Selling Single", but lost to Jessica Mauboy's "Running Back".
[19] In an interview with Adelaide Now, Carr said he wrote the album on his travels to Los Angeles, Nashville, London and Paris, and is full of "personal, candid stories.
[23] In May 2013, Carr released "Amsterdam" the lead single from his third studio album – and debut as Buffalo Tales – entitled Roadtrip Confessions.
In November 2016, Carr featured in the Catherine Britt single, "F U Cancer"[25] alongside Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, Lyn Bowtell, Josh Pyke and Wendy Matthews.