“too sophisticated and
idiosyncratic to be mere pastiche, with songs like ‘What’s Chasing You’ and
‘Can I Call You’ landing nearer Timber Timbre’s doomy, desolate folk or even
Anohni at her most delicate.” Uncut[8/10]
“filled with heartbreak and beauty.” – MOJO [4/5 stars]
"Lead single 'Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore' is one of the year’s
best so far—a shape-shifting, slow-burning rocker that finds Williams sharing
reverb-drenched, psych-pop harmonies with his ex. . . " The AV Club
“[Williams and Aldous Harding’s] voices are beautifully haunting, especially
when they blend for the melancholy chorus against a backdrop of steady acoustic
guitar strums and cinematic strings.” Paste
New Zealand’s Marlon
Williams will release
Make
Way For Love on February
16th via Caroline/Universal
NZ. Throughout 11 original songs, Williams reveals himself in
an unprecedented way in the wake of a fractured relationship. But while this
sophomore album draws on his own story, it also captures the emotional
ups-and-downs of relationships we’ve all been through. New single,
Come To Me, presents
the blissful side of that spectrum. The song’s accompanying video,
directed by Martin Sagadin,
features Williams and his band – David
Khan (guitar), Ben
Woolley (bass), and Angus
Agars (drums) – enjoying a day off in their hometown of
Lyttelton, NZ.
In further exciting news, it is revealed today that
Julia Deans will be
joining Marlon on all four New Zealand show dates this May. From honey-sweet
falsetto to menacing growl, the voice of Julia Deans has offered light and
shade to a variety of musical endeavours over the years. From fronting Fur Patrol’s muscular
pop-rock, to co-conspirator with renowned supergroup
The Adults, Deans has
never shied from adding new strings to her bow. After slipping off her shoes as
the charismatic front woman for Fur Patrol, Julia has stepped effortlessly into
the role of solo artist – delivering some of her most exquisite songs yet
including shimmery recent single
Walking In The Sun. With her sophomore solo
album
We Light Firedue in May this year, fans can expect to see a taster of new tunes amongst old
favourites.
Make Way For Love was
recorded with producer Noah
Georgeson (known for his work with Joanna Newsom and Cate Le Bon) and
Marlon’s backing band, The
Yarra Benders, in North California’s Panoramic Studios after
several weeks of pre-production in Lyttelton. The finished result moves Marlon
several paces from “country” with forays into cinematic strings, reverb,
rollicking guitar and at least one quiet piano ballad.
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VIDEO: Come To Me by
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WILLIAMS NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES
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