Gareth Williams (musician)
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Gareth Williams is a Canadian musician and songwriter from Winnipeg
, Manitoba
. He has his name attached to over a dozen records and EPs that were released in the early and mid-2000s. He is known for the mixture of sweetness and darkness that pervades his lyrics.
His major project during this period was The Horribly Awfuls
, with whom he made five records in four years. He also did a number of smaller projects with friends and collaborators, including two split solo records with Tyler Shipley
, a split solo EP with Matt McLennan
, a collaboration with Kevin Scott and a split-cassette with Boat!. In addition, he made a four-song EP with a band called Sacred Feminine in Wrexham
, Wales
, and appeared as a guest on countless projects including The Consumer Goods
, Cone Five
, and The Poets
.
In addition to being a musician, Gareth has also operated a small independent music label called Grumpy Cloud Records which currently releases most work by Gareth and his close friends. He currently lives in Calgary
, Alberta
and is working on a new project called The Pantymelters.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. He has his name attached to over a dozen records and EPs that were released in the early and mid-2000s. He is known for the mixture of sweetness and darkness that pervades his lyrics.
His major project during this period was The Horribly Awfuls
The Horribly Awfuls
The Horribly Awfuls are a cowpunk indie pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In four years spanning 2002-2006, they made four full-length records and one EP which is yet to be released...
, with whom he made five records in four years. He also did a number of smaller projects with friends and collaborators, including two split solo records with Tyler Shipley
Tyler Shipley
Tyler Shipley is a songwriter, musician and political activist from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is best known for a political pop band called The Consumer Goods who have released three records since 2005, toured across Canada and received critical acclaim in North America and Europe...
, a split solo EP with Matt McLennan
Matt McLennan
Matt McLennan is an Ottawa-based musician and songwriter who grew up in, and retains strong ties to, the indie music scene in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is a member of the Grumpy Cloud Records label collective, and is currently the lead singer and guitarist in Ottawa band use every part of the...
, a collaboration with Kevin Scott and a split-cassette with Boat!. In addition, he made a four-song EP with a band called Sacred Feminine in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, and appeared as a guest on countless projects including The Consumer Goods
The Consumer Goods
The Consumer Goods are a Canadian indie rock/pop band originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Their wickedly incisive and politically-charged music has earned both praise and contempt, but rarely disinterest...
, Cone Five
Cone Five
Cone Five was an indie noise-pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, active from 1999 to 2006. The band began as a recording project spearheaded by Matt McLennan, Galaxy Jenny, Sean Pauls and Ryan McVeigh...
, and The Poets
The Poets
The Poets were a Scottish blues, freakbeat and psychedelic pop band, who were managed and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Some of their singles were released on his Immediate Records label...
.
In addition to being a musician, Gareth has also operated a small independent music label called Grumpy Cloud Records which currently releases most work by Gareth and his close friends. He currently lives in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and is working on a new project called The Pantymelters.
Selected discography
- 2007 - The Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly Awfuls are a cowpunk indie pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In four years spanning 2002-2006, they made four full-length records and one EP which is yet to be released...
- The Untimely Death of... - 2006 - Gareth Williams and Tyler Shipley - Thanks For Nothing, Mucho Windbag
- 2006 - Gareth Williams and Kevin Scott - Balls, Balls, Balls, Volume 1
- 2006 - Gareth Williams and Matt McLennan - A Fawn Portrait...
- 2005 - The Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly Awfuls are a cowpunk indie pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In four years spanning 2002-2006, they made four full-length records and one EP which is yet to be released...
- If the Night don't Bite? - 2005 - Gareth Williams and Tyler Shipley - Self Doubt and Gospel Shout!
- 2005 - The Sacred Feminine - All Praise Be the Dry Hump EP
- 2004 - The Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly Awfuls are a cowpunk indie pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In four years spanning 2002-2006, they made four full-length records and one EP which is yet to be released...
- Le Perve Calamity - 2004 - Gareth Williams - Choose a Side, The Wrong Side
- 2004 - Bridge and Stick/Boat! - Split Cassette
- 2003 - Gareth Williams - The Answer Is There Is No Answer
- 2003 - The Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly Awfuls are a cowpunk indie pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In four years spanning 2002-2006, they made four full-length records and one EP which is yet to be released...
- We Fight Like the Crips and Bloods - 2003 - The Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly AwfulsThe Horribly Awfuls are a cowpunk indie pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. In four years spanning 2002-2006, they made four full-length records and one EP which is yet to be released...
- Spring Has Sprung