Member Since: 3/18/2007
Band Website: http://cdbaby.com/cd/davibw
Band Members: David Williams Online Store
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Influences: the desert, william carlos williams, the beatles, ennio morricone, magnolia electric co., leonard cohen, carlos montoya, neutral milk hotel, wallace stevens, elliott smith, ac/dc, gillian welch and david rawlings, glade, nick jaina, will oldham, paul davis, will barclay, mark baysinger, the bolivian coffee bean, the plums, joseph campbell and edward abbey.
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Cd Baby Editor's Pick
5 star review!
So, this is what happens when vultures and the desert wind of
Southern Utah pick away at the bones of Pop music! "Summer" is no romp
through green pastures or idyllic meadows. It’s a straight shot
through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. But DAMN, does that hot air
feel good! Though thoroughly lo-fi, Summer has the immediate intimacy
of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska. Lonely songs with catchy melodies
are haunted by the presence of David Williams’ emotive, fragile
voice. It’s both hurried and hushed, whispering warnings from
somewhere out there in the bleak remoteness. Williams’ heartbreaking
vocals are displayed most beautifully on the sad-bastard folk tune
“Shameâ€. Architecturally, his songs are sturdy enough to hold up
Brill Building ornamentation, yet he shows brave restraint. Instead of
crowding the sonic space with horns, strings, and trickery, he opts to
strip the structure bare, leaving only guitar and voice. Occasionally,
fragmented drums and keyboards will sound in the distance, but the
music always remains skeletal, ghostly, and sparse. The vastness of
the desert has clearly taught Williams about the beauty of openness
and contrast. And when a song is good enough, the human voice can
sound as grand as an orchestra.
Chrisr at CD Baby
"an engaging splice between Dylan and Elliott Smith"
Salt Lake City Weekly
"One of my favorite CDs in my vast collection."
I have A LOT of CDs-- probably more than I can ever listen to again in my lifetime, so I have to pick and choose from them. This is one CD that I keep on the top of my piles of CDs so I can always get at it when I want to hear it again.
Jeff Kleinman CD Baby
David Williams, Summer = Will Oldham+ Richmond Fontaine
Initially released as a limited-edition, hand painted cardboard-box CD package, Summer is now available for mass consumption, courtesy of local label/booking company, BearTalk. Minimal and intimate, this release captures the essence of Southern Utah—an area where Mr. Williams often resides. "Echo" is a soundscape for the desolate while "Duluth" is the meatiest, musically and content-wise. Summer is yet another great effort from the thriving, local singer/songwriter scene.
–Tom D’Plume SLUG MAGAZINE
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Type of Label: Unsigned