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Artist: Debut single release from Alexander William

  • backstagenow
  • Jun 28, 2017
  • 2 min read

"★★★★ - My heart is on my sleeve for this track" - Triple J's Claire Mooney.

Alexander William is a true musical storyteller. His debut single ‘Truth’, produced by Byron based Canadian producer Garrett Kato (released June 2017), embodies clear melodies, transient beats and distinguishable lyrics that draw you in, offering a uniquely intimate experience. The stars aligned for William, having always wanted to work with Garrett Kato, and two days before he jetted off to live in London for 6 months, he bumped into Kato at the Gold Coast Airport. The very next day, they were in the studio working together on his debut single, ‘Truth’. “The song was written already, and we recorded it all in one afternoon… it just felt so right”, tells William. William sees song writing as a platform to relive experiences and when the song is done, it’s not his anymore, it belongs to the audience. A way for him to let it go. William’s music is extremely emotive; he reads and writes a lot of poetry, so words and expression come naturally to him. When he songwrites, the lyrics and melody work simultaneously together; the process is incredibly organic. He writes about his experiences of this world and what he’s passionate about at the time, from love, to fear, to depression, to protest, to refugees, to travel; he delivers his own philosophies on life. He wrote ‘Truth’ about a young female journalist in the making, who he travelled through Africa with. While travelling, they both realised very blatantly, just how impoverished so many parts of the world were. The experience was a huge eye opener for both of them and the song is about the young journalist’s struggle to want to tell the world the truth. “Such a large population of the world is living like that”, tells William, “and living in a first world country, you just don’t see it… the whole psychology of it is really intense”. At the age of 20, William is fully embracing the power and beauty of the folk music genre. The mood and content of his music is inspired and influenced by Tallest Man on Earth, Leonard Cohen and Damien Rice.

Travelling throughout Australia, Africa and the United Kingdom, William has constantly been in pursuit of unique experiences to push the boundaries of his song-writing ability. See the streets of Amsterdam first hand in the music video for ‘Truth’, shot by Julien Culverhouse (link to YouTube) while William was travelling.


 
 
 

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