At this point, after being in the music blog racket for a number of years, I don’t have any misconceptions about my role. I have a small blog that will never break out traffic wise because I choose not to write about the band of the minute. But I’ve really taken this approach a step too far lately by purposefully trying to write about bands that stump Elbo.ws and Hype Machine. One such artist is the British singer songwriter Ian Williams. A quick search on both sites reveals no other post about this British artist.
The new EP by Ian Williams has just been released by Adventure Club Records. Although Ian is originally from Wales he makes his home now in Leeds and is part of that city’s americana/alt-country movement. Here’s the “Amputation song” from Bible Black Heart. I think you’ll see why this gently strummed, richly sung song deserves time on songs:Illinois.