Tim Williams is a folk musician currently based in Los Angeles, CA. He has released two LPs, two EPs and several 7" singles on Dovecote Records

Dovecote Records

Dovecote Records is a New York based record label which releases primarily indie rock music. It is run by its founder, Carter Matschullat and is distributed by Redeye Distribution in the US.-Artists and projects:...

 and is currently signed with Modern Outsider

Modern Outsider

Modern Outsider was founded in Austin, Texas in October 2010 as a full-service management company and independent record label by husband and wife team, Chip and Erin Adams...

 Records as a part of the band Soft Swells.

Biography

With roots in the Midwest, Williams' music career began in Boston, MA with a self-released EP "Songs For the Commute". After one year in Boston, Williams moved to New York and immediately began writing and recording a second release while staying at the Hotel Chelsea

Hotel Chelsea

The Hotel Chelsea, also known as the Chelsea Hotel, or simply the Chelsea, is a historic New York City hotel and landmark, known primarily for its history of notable residents...

. These sessions turned into his two subsequent albums, "8/18 Chelsea Sessions" and "Tales of Digression" which would soon after become the first two releases on the Dovecote Records

Dovecote Records

Dovecote Records is a New York based record label which releases primarily indie rock music. It is run by its founder, Carter Matschullat and is distributed by Redeye Distribution in the US.-Artists and projects:...

 label.

Williams supported these releases playing small clubs and venues in the US and UK. In 2004 he met London

London

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-based producer Dave Lynch during a showcase at the CMJ festival in New York

New York

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. Lynch offered to record Williams' next record if he ever found himself in the UK again. In November, 2005 Williams moved in with friends in Eastbourne

Eastbourne

Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...

, England

England

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 and began writing and recording with Lynch. The resulting album ("When Work Is Done") marked Williams first release with national exposure. He embarked on multiple tours making stops at South By Southwest

South by Southwest

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, CMJ, and the Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

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. His video for "Novel" won MTV

MTV

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's weekly video contest The Freshman.

Tim Williams' third studio album Careful Love should be approached with a few more personal facts in mind: he wrote it after open heart surgery, while in love, and displaced from Brooklyn to California. Careful Love was released this past October on Dovecote Records.

Discography

• Songs for the Commute (2002)
• The Refrain (2002)
• 8/18 Chelsea Sessions (2003)
• Ami 7" (2003)
• Tales of Digression (2004)
• Merchant Heart (2006)
• When Work Is Done (2007)
• When Work Is Done 12" (2008)
• Careful Love (2009)