Tom Williams & The Boat

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Genre: Melodramatic Popular Song / Other / Rock
Location Kent, London and South East, Un
Profile Views: 216841
Last Login: 2/16/2012
Member Since 2/3/2006
Website www.tomwilliamsandtheboat.co.uk
Record Label We Kind Of Do It Our Own Way
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
BLURB COURTESY OF LOUDHAILER PRESS LIMITED: ‘Too Slow’, the debut album, 21st February 2010 24 – Concentrate – 90mph – Get Older – Too Slow – Wouldn’t Woman Be Sweet – Denmark – Train Station Car Park – Strong Wheels – See My Evil - Voicemail Following a year which has seen them grace festival stages from Glastonbury to Latitude, support Stornoway across the UK and put in countless miles on their own headlining shows, Tom Williams And The Boat move into 2011 with the release of their debut album, ‘Too Slow’. In the process the band have seen crowds grow exponentially through word of mouth and become a fierce live proposition with The Fly moved to praise ‘an unexpected dark dynamism and an all round righteous fury’. 2010 has seen the band release a string of singles which have garnered praise and support from the likes of Steve Lamacq, John Kennedy, Huw Stephens and Tom Robinson with Tom Williams And The Boat gradually emerging as one of the brightest hopes for literate UK guitar pop. ‘Too Slow’ compiles all this promise into eleven tracks that veer musically from the straight ahead rush of live favourite ‘Train Station Car Park’, through the dark overtones of ‘Concentrate’ and ‘See My Evil’ to the acoustic fragility of ‘Voicemail’. Shedding their original perception as a folk band throughout the year, the touchstones of the Tom Williams sound have become as varied and diverse as Pixies and Radiohead alongside the long standing admiration across the band for the more traditional likes of Dylan and Springsteen. The year has also seen Tom emerge as a lyricist of quite remarkable perception and phrasing. Beneath the tunes lie tales of bereavement (’90 Mph’), the inner monologue of a suicide bomber (‘Concentrate’), revenge (‘Get Older’) and the silent majority cowed by the increasing violence of everyday life (‘24’) but also retain a capacity for dark humour (‘Wouldn’t Women Be Sweet’). In a musical climate seemingly determined to keep references as vague as possible, Tom Williams And The Boat stand out for their belief in the power of storytelling, the album introducing a variety of characters and tales that echo Tom’s love of the great musical storytellers. ‘Too Slow’ was recorded throughout the year with the considerable aid and support of Simon Askew at Livingston Studios. In keeping with their approach to date, the album will be released via the band’s own Wire Boat Recordings as per their previous singles on CD, limited vinyl and download. A single, ‘Get Older’ will precede the release with a short film by Ryan Owen. Tour dates will be announced shortly to accompany the album. PRESS: lewis@loudhailerpress.com LAW: ben@ssb.co.uk RADIO: olli@obscenestrategies.co.uk BOOKING UK/EUR: harry@harryfarmeragency.com ANYTHING ELSE: tomwilliamsmusic@hotmail.com
Members
Tom - Vocals, Guitar Ant - BV's, Guitar Geri - Violin, Sax Chris - Piano Josh - Bass David - Drums and sometimes, on some songs... Fie - BV's and Chris T-T has been known to tinkle the ivories too
Influences
Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Billy Bragg, Nick Drake, Pete Doherty, Elliott Smith, The Libertines, The Clash, The Streets, Willy Mason, The Arctic Monkeys, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Babyshambles, Badly Drawn Boy, DFA 1979, Dizzee Rascal, Frank Black, Gang Of Four, Graham Coxon, Mark Lanegan, Adem, Pavement, Radiohead, Ryan Adams, Arcade Fire, The Shins, The White Stripes, Jack White, Tom Vek, young musicians with a purpose and direction, with both eyes and ears wide open.
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SEE MY EVIL (OFFICIAL VIDEO) DIRECTED BY RYAN OWEN

BLURB COURTESY OF LOUDHAILER PRESS LIMITED:

If 2010 was a year of building for Tom Williams & The Boat, 2011 has so far been the year that all the hard work began to pay dividends. With their most recent single, ‘Get Older’ scoring them plays across Radio’s 1, 2 and 6 and their debut album, ‘Too Slow’, acclaimed by 6 Music as their album of the day, the Kent band have made huge inroads into the nation’s consciousness. They also made waves as the only unsigned band to score a playlist from 6 Music, taking their place alongside the Elbows and the Beady Eyes from morning to night on the station.
Now, the band release a further single from ‘Too Slow’ in the shape of ‘Concentrate’. Possessing a now expected lyrical twist from Tom, the song imagines the thoughts and motivations of a home grown suicide bomber.
Tom Williams & The Boat embark on a nationwide tour including a date at London’s Camden Crawl throughout April and May.

90MPH OFFICIAL VIDEO - DIRECTED BY RYAN OWEN

CONCENTRATE 'VIDEO' WE'LL MAKE A PROPER ONE SOON!

PRESS: lewis@loudhailerpress.com

LAW: ben@ssb.co.uk

RADIO: olli@obscenestrategies.co.uk

BOOKING UK/EUR: harry@harryfarmeragency.com

ANYTHING ELSE: tomwilliamsmusic@hotmail.com

we are:
Tom - Vocals, Guitar
Ant - BV's, Guitar
Geri - Violin, Sax
Chris - Piano
Josh - Bass
David - Drums
and sometimes, on some songs...
Fie - BV's
and Chris T-T has been known to tinkle the ivories too...

Influences:.. Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Billy Bragg, Nick Drake, Pete Doherty, Elliott Smith, The Libertines, The Clash, The Streets, Willy Mason, The Arctic Monkeys, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Babyshambles, Badly Drawn Boy, DFA 1979, Dizzee Rascal, Frank Black, Gang Of Four, Graham Coxon, Mark Lanegan, Adem, Pavement, Radiohead, Ryan Adams, Arcade Fire, The Shins, The White Stripes, Jack White, Tom Vek, young musicians with a purpose and direction, with both eyes and ears wide open.