Tom Williams & the Boat
{{Short description|English folk-rock singer/songwriter from Hastings, England}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tom Williams
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| origin = Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| genre = Anti-folk, indie rock
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| label = Wire Boat Recordings / Unlabel[http://www.unlabel.net/tomwilliamsandtheboat.htm unlabel.net profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915105414/http://www.unlabel.net/tomwilliamsandtheboat.htm |date=15 September 2011 }} (UK/Europe) Moshi Moshi Records
| associated_acts =
| current_members = Tom Williams
Anthony Vicary
Chris Stewart
Josh Taylor
David Trevillion
}}
Tom Williams is an English folk-rock singer/songwriter from Hastings, England.
History
Tom Williams & the Boat began when Tom Williams, fed up of playing solo, decided to form a band. The Boat came together as a result of friendships that had blossomed after playing in Tunbridge Wells music venue The Grey Lady. They have played many shows in Tunbridge Wells and still continue to play at the Grey Lady as well as The Forum.
They toured in 2010 with Stornoway[https://archive.today/20120914053638/http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/news/Stornoway-Tom-Williams-Boat-play-Forum-Tunbridge-Wells/article-1202724-detail/article.html ] and in 2011 released their debut album. The BBC compared them to Radiohead, Frank Turner, and the White Stripes.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xqb6 |title=Music - Review of Tom Williams and the Boat - Too Slow |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-02-21 |access-date=2020-04-20}} Comparisons have also been made with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.
The band have performed numerous BBC radio sessions for the likes of Huw Stephens, Huey Morgan, Cerys Matthews and Steve Lamacq as well as performing at Radio One's Big Weekend in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/0d3f7edd-3b28-442f-b755-4b686efa6239#p00dhfbn |title=Tom Williams and The Boat - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=1970-01-01 |access-date=2020-04-20}}
The band released their second album, Teenage Blood, on 16 April 2012 via their own Wire Boat Recordings and London label Moshi Moshi Records.{{cite web|last=Knott |first=Alex |url=http://frostmagazine.com/2012/03/tom-williams-the-boat-tooting-tram-social/ |title=Tom Williams & The Boat – Tooting Tram & Social | Music Review |date=19 March 2012 |publisher=Frost Magazine |access-date=2020-04-20}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/stream-tom-williams-the-boat-teenage-blood |title=Stream: Tom Williams & the Boat - Teenage Blood | Features | Clash Magazine |access-date=17 March 2013 |archive-date=12 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212044100/http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/stream-tom-williams-the-boat-teenage-blood |url-status=dead }} Their third album, Easy Fantastic, came out in 2014 via Wire Boat Recordings/Moshi Moshi Records.
In 2017, Williams released his first album independent of The Boat via Caroline Records, entitled All Change,{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/25/tom-williams-all-change-review-surging-vintage-pop-rock |title=Tom Williams: All Change review – surging, vintage pop-rock | Music |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2020-04-20}} which was followed in March 2019 by What Did You Want to Be?.{{Cite web |url=https://rocknloadmag.com/news/tom-williams-what-did-you-want-to-bethe-new-album-out-march-29/ |title=TOM WILLIAMS 'WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE?'THE NEW ALBUM OUT MARCH 29 – R o c k 'N' L o a D |access-date=4 July 2019 |archive-date=4 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704091453/https://rocknloadmag.com/news/tom-williams-what-did-you-want-to-bethe-new-album-out-march-29/ |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.tomwilliamsandtheboat.co.uk/ Official website]
- [http://www.myspace.com/WilliamsTommusic Myspace page]
- [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Williams-and-the-Boat/28990868744 Facebook page]
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Category:English folk rock groups