Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Marlon Williams - "Vampire Again"

We absolutely loved Marlon Williams' debut solo album last year. In fact, it was my #9 album of 2016. You can imagine how thrilled I am to have new music from the New Zealander. Sure, it's only one song for now, but it's quite the song. 

"Vampire Again" starts off like even more of a torch song than we're used to from Marlon Williams. After the initial opening, it goes into what we're expecting from him: a combination of 60's doo wop and current folk. Then the guitar starts changing and evolving as the song goes on, to the point that at the end it's more of a squelching almost noise rock sound, which is Williams' trademark and what I absolutely love about his sound. Somehow the noisy guitar adds an almost funk element to the song, which was an unexpected and welcome addition.

You can watch the video for "Vampire Again" below. The single is available now via Dean Oceans. You can get a copy here. For more on Marlon Williams, check out his website. His current tour dates are below.



Fri. Aug. 11 - Boulder, CO @ Triple A Festival

Sat. Aug 12 - Sun. Aug. 13 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Festival
Tue. Aug. 15 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant #
Wed. Aug. 16 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown #
Fri. Aug. 18 - Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre #
Sat. Aug. 19 - Bellevue, CO @ Mishawaka Amphitheatre #
Mon. Aug. 21 - Kansas City @ Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland #
Tue. Aug. 22 - Springfield, MO @ Gillioz Theatre #
Thu. Aug. 24 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom #
Fri. Aug. 25 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues #
Sat. Aug. 26 - San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theatre #
Mon. Aug. 28 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues #
Tue. Aug. 29 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's #
Sat. Sep. 2 – Rutbeek, NE @ Tuckerville Festival
Tue. Oct. 24 – London, UK @ Omeara
Wed. Oct. 25 – Paris, France @ Espace B
Thu. Oct. 26 – Berlin, Germany @ FluxBau
Sat. Oct. 28 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ London Calling Festival
Mon. Oct. 30 - New York, NY @ Rough Trade
Wed. Nov. 1 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake
Thu. Nov. 2 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
Fri. Nov. 10 – Auckland, NZ @ Point Chev RSA
Sat. Nov. 11 – Welllington, NZ @ San Fran
Sun. Nov. 12 – Christchurch, NZ @ Blue Smoke
Wed. Nov. 15 – Sydney, Australia @ Oxford Art Factory
Thu. Nov. 16 – Melbourne, Australia @ Howler
Fri. Nov. 17 – Mullumbimby, Australia @ Mullumbimby Music Festival
# = with City and Colour

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