Marlon Williams (New Zealand musician)

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Marlon Williams
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Williams performing in 2015
Background information
Born (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 33)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Origin Lyttelton, New Zealand
Genres Alt-country, folk, bluegrass
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active2009–present
Labels Caroline Australia, Universal NZ, Dead Oceans
Website www.marlonwilliams.co.nz

Marlon Williams (born 31 December 1990) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor based in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Primarily known as a solo artist, he works and tours with his backing band The Yarra Benders and first came to attention as front-man of The Unfaithful Ways and for his collaborative work with musician Delaney Davidson.

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Early life and family

Williams was born in Christchurch to David Williams, a librarian and musician, and Jenny Rendall, a visual artist, and raised in the nearby port town of Lyttelton. He is of Ngāi Tahu and Ngāi Tai descent. [1] [2] [3] [4] Williams had a musical upbringing and was a member of the choir of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, which toured Europe in 2009–10. [5] He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School and learned to play guitar during his final year there. [5] [2]

Career

2007–2013: Early career with The Unfaithful Ways and Delaney Davidson

Williams founded The Unfaithful Ways at 17 with his high school friends Sebastian Warne and Ben Woolley, along with a science teacher at the school, Simon Brouwer. They quickly gained national attention in New Zealand, playing the Big Day Out, and were nominated for a New Zealand Music Award in 2011. [6] [7]

Williams met acclaimed country singer Delaney Davidson in 2011, and the pair began performing as a duo. Over two years they released three volumes of the series, Sad But True: The Secret History of Country Music Songwriting, garnering critical acclaim, including the New Zealand Country Song and Country Album of the year in 2013. [8] Their final album was released in February 2014. [9]

2013–2018: Early solo career and Marlon Williams

Relocating to Melbourne, Australia, in mid-2013, Williams began performing solo around town, self-releasing the live album Live At La Niche, [10] touring Australia with US acts Robert Ellis, Cory Chisel and playing Mullumbimby Music Festival. [3] During this time, he lived in Melbourne's inner-city suburb of Abbotsford at the Yarra Hotel. [3]

He began recording his debut solo album in Spring 2014. Despite living in Melbourne, the record was recorded over a year at a Lyttelton studio. [3] That year, he put together his supporting band, The Yarra Benders, aptly named after the pub/hotel they worked and lived in. [11] [12] The Yarra Benders are musicians Gus Agars, Dave Khan and Ben Woolley, and previously guitarist Dan Parsons. [13] [11]

In April 2015, Williams released his debut self-titled solo album to critical acclaim, debuting at number 10 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, [14] and number 31 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. [15] The album was called "captivating" by Rolling Stone Australia , [16] a "revelation" by Metro Magazine [17] and "one of the most impressive country records this year" by ToneDeaf. [18] That same years, he did his first national television performance on SBS Australia's music quiz show RocKwiz, and at the Sydney Opera House for TEDxSydney. [19] In September 2015, Williams signed to American independent label Dead Oceans who then released and distributed the album worldwide on 2 February 2016. [20] [21]

Beginning in June 2014, Williams toured nearly non-stop for three-and-a-half years. While working on his record in 2014, Williams embarked on a co-headline tour with Melody Pool, playing 26 shows around Australia and New Zealand, [22] before closing the year with performances at Queenscliff Music Festival, Wave Rock Weekender, Mullumbimby Music Festival, and a full band tour alongside Justin Townes Earle and Lindi Ortega in Australia and New Zealand. [23] He toured Europe for the first time in May 2015, and in Fall 2015 began performing across the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Australia until November 2017, which included stints opening for Paul Kelly, Lucinda Williams, and Kasey Chambers, and Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop. [24] [21] [20] Williams and the Yarra Benders opened two shows in 2017 for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on their Summer '17 tour.

2018–2019: Make Way for Love and Live at Auckland Town Hall

On 16 February 2018, Williams released his album Make Way for Love . [25] To support the record, Willams first toured the United States and Europe before playing a series of European and Australian summer music festival dates through November 2018.

Williams released a live album Live at Auckland Town Hall was released a year later on 1 February 2019 as a double album. [26] The album was recorded in May 2018 at the historic Auckland Town Hall. Williams and the Yarra Benders continued to tour extensively through the end of 2019. In May 2020, Williams premiered a full live concert film of the "Live at Auckland Town Hall" album. The film ran 109 minutes for free through YouTube and Facebook followed by a live Q&A with fans. [27]

2022-Present: My Boy

Williams released his third album My Boy in 2022. After releasing singles My Boy, River Rival, Easy Does It and Don't Go Back, the full album was released

Film and television appearances

In 2015, Williams had a supporting role in the ABC Television miniseries The Beautiful Lie ; he appeared in all six of the show's episodes. [28] The following year, he had a small role in the 2016 New Zealand independent film The Rehearsal . [29]

Williams appeared in the 2018 Bradley Cooper-directed film A Star is Born , after Cooper saw Williams perform at The Troubadour in Los Angeles and asked him personally to appear in the film. [30] Williams appears as a fictionalized version of himself during a Roy Orbison tribute performance, opposite musician Brandi Carlile and Cooper's character.[ citation needed ]

The Justin Kurzel-directed film True History of the Kelly Gang , in which Williams plays George King, had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The film also stars Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam and Essie Davis. [31] Williams also has a supporting role in the Australian film Lone Wolf , which was filmed during Summer 2019 and was expected to be released in 2020. [32] In 2021, Williams played Johnny Abbot in Netflix series Sweet Tooth. [33]

As himself

On 14 June 2016, Marlon Williams and the Yarra Benders made their US television debut as the musical guests on the American late-night talk show Conan . [34] Williams appeared as a subject of the 2018 documentary The New Sound of Country on Prime Rocks in New Zealand, alongside Tami Neilson, Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders. [35]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
NZ
[36]
AUS
[15]
BEL
NED
Marlon Williams
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Caroline Australia (MW001CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
73110066
Make Way for Love
  • Released: February 2018
  • Label: Caroline Australia (MW002CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
1814960
My Boy
  • Released: 9 September 2022 [39]
  • Label: Caroline Australia (MW005CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
110
[40]

Collaborative albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NZ
[36]
Sad But True Volume 1: The Secret History of Country Music Songwriting
(with Delaney Davidson)
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Lyttelton (LR01)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
Sad But True Volume 2: Grand Ole Hayride
(with Delaney Davidson and Tami Neilson)
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Lyttelton
  • Format: CD, DD
Sad But True Volume 3: Juke Box B-Sides
(with Delaney Davidson)
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Lyttelton (LR04)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
Plastic Bouquet
(with Kacy & Clayton)
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Caroline Australia (MW004CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
5

Live albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NZ
[36]
Live at La Niche
  • Released: 2013
  • Format: Limited edition CD
Live at Auckland Town Hall
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Caroline Australia (MW003CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, DD
14

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot

[41]
"My Heart the Wormhole"202239My Boy
"Princes Walk"40
"Don't Go Back"11
"Soft Boys Make the Grade"38

Filmography

Acting

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016The RehearsalTheo
2018A Star Is BornMarlon Williams
2019True History of the Kelly GangGeorge King
2021Lone WolfAlex Ossipon
2023 Bad Behaviour Elmore

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015The Beautiful LieDylan6 episodes
2021, 2023 Sweet Tooth Johnny AbbotRecurring co-star (season 1); Main (season 2)

Awards and nominations

For his music, Williams has won multiple New Zealand Music Awards, New Zealand's most prominent music award, as well as the country's most significant songwriting honor, APRA's Silver Scroll, among other recognition.[ citation needed ]

From twelve nominations including three for Album of the Year, Williams has won five New Zealand Music Awards, including Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2015 and Album of the Year in 2018 for Make Way for Love. Williams was recognized early in his music career when his group The Unfaithful Ways was nominated for the ceremony's Critics' Choice Prize in 2011. [7] He has been a finalist for an APRA Award on four separate years. He won his first APRA Award in 2013 with Delaney Davidson, receiving the honor for Best Country Music Song after being a finalist the previous year in the same category. [6] In 2015, Marlon was shortlisted for the prestigious Silver Scroll songwriting award for "Dark Child." [42] His single "Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore (feat. Aldous Harding)" was awarded the Silver Scroll in 2018. [43] Additionally, he was nominated for a 2015 ARIA Music Award in the category of Best Blues and Roots Album. [44]

In November 2020 he was named one of the best dressed men in show business on David Hartnell MNZM's Best Dressed List. [45]

YearAssociationCategoryNominated WorkResultNote
2011 New Zealand Music Awards Critics' Choice Prize The Unfaithful Ways (as part of The Unfaithful Ways)Nominated [7]
2012 APRA Awards Best Country Music Song"Ghost of the Town" (as part of The Unfaithful Ways)Nominated [6]
2013"Bloodletter" (with Delaney Davidson)Won [46]
New Zealand Music AwardsBest Country Music AlbumSad but True: Volume 1(with Delaney Davidson)Won [8]
2015Album of the Year Marlon Williams Nominated [47]
Best Male Solo ArtistWon
Best Alternative AlbumNominated
Single of the Year"Dark Child"Nominated
Breakthrough Artist of the YearMarlon WilliamsWon
Best Country Music AlbumSad But True: Volume 3(with Delaney Davidson)Nominated
APRA AwardsSilver Scroll"Dark Child"Nominated [48]
ARIA Music Awards Best Blues and Roots AlbumMarlon WilliamsNominated [49]
Music Victoria Awards Best Country AlbumMarlon WilliamsNominated [50] [51]
Best Male ArtistMarlon WilliamsNominated
2016 Taite Music Prize Taite Music PrizeMarlon WilliamsNominated [52]
2018New Zealand Music AwardsAlbum of the Year Make Way for Love Won [53] [54]
Best Solo ArtistMarlon WilliamsWon
Best Alternative ArtistNominated
APRA AwardsSilver Scroll"Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore (feat. Aldous Harding)"Won [55]
NZMA Artisan AwardsBest Music Video"Vampire Again"Won [56]
2019Taite Music PrizeTaite Music PrizeMake Way for LoveNominated [57]
New Zealand Music AwardsAlbum of the YearLive at Auckland Town HallNominated [58]
2024Aotearoa Music AwardsBest Solo ArtistMarlon WilliamsWon [59]

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