Whetherman is the moniker of independent singer-songwriter Nicholas Williams, who has released six full-length albums of effervescent melody-filled folk tales since it's inception in 2007. His highly anticipated sixth record, 'Seeds for Harvest', released April 30th. The new album graces elements throughout his catalogue, while taking experimental steps in new directions of Blues, Singer-Songwriter and Indie. Growing up in the Midwest, his surroundings have created songs filled with personal truth, awareness of nature, poetic earnest vocals and easy-listening grooves that will lift your spirits and feed your soul, akin to the likes of Ray Lamontagne or some of Van Morrison's early recordings. The Whetherman project is completely DIY under Williams' direction, taking a contemporary grassroots approach to reach those willing to listen through word of mouth and constantly being on the road, living the songs he's created by immersing himself in the beautiful American landscape that many take for granted.

"Each release embodies the new places I've found inside myself. I have an obsession with traveling to discover new places and revisit old, on top of culturing myself musically" says Williams. His last manifestation, 'Streams and Pastures' (2013) featured a six-member band for the first time, recorded in the Southeast where he has spent most of his time since 2009. The end product is an eclectic array of new sound that takes nothing away from the established singer-songwriter presence, only beautifully adding elements of America's enriched musical history. The cast includes: Rachel Murray (Vocals), JP Salvat (Percussion), Alex Hayward (Engineer/Drummer), Adam Mantovani (Upright Bass), Drew Matulich (Mandolin/Fiddle/Guitar) and Eric Brigmond (Keys).

Under Whetherman, Williams has opened for acclaimed acts such as: The Wailers, The Wood Brothers, Howie Day, Donavon Frankenreiter, Anders Osbourne, Town Mountain, Brendan James and Zach Deputy. In the US, he's toured over 40 states annually since 2011, while performing over 150 shows, this April he'll set sail on the nationwide 'Seeds' Tour supporting his new album. During June of 2014, Williams took the tales overseas with The Whetherman Trio, alongside Rachel Murray and JP Salvat, to perform in Germany, France and Spain. In May of 2015, Williams will be embarking on a month-long solo UK Tour that hits England, Ireland and Scotland. Currently, Williams is taking time off from the road to track his sixth full-length album, 'Seeds for Harvest', due to release April 30th, 2015.

You can find Whetherman's music on the Official Whetherman Page, Bandcamp, Daytrotter, Amazon and iTunes. You can stream his music on Pandora Radio and Spotify.

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'Wry Genius' -Mojo Magazine

Congratulations, you have stumbled across The Sturmey Archers time capsule that has lain buried beneath the Soundcloud sunken garden since the beginning of the 21st century. No doubt you are reading this from a future where music has become just that stuff in the background of funny video clips of dogs and babies. But historians amongst you will probably of heard of a time when music actually meant something to people. 

In the second decade of the 21st century a law was passed that decreed that all lyrics to songs should be about 'this night being the one' and stuff about 'putting your hands in the air'. These were strange times when songs about unique thoughts that sprung into individual's minds were considered retro, but musicians that copied German bands from thirty years previously were thought to still be original.

It was in the context of these times that small groups of renegade songwriters decided to carry on with the virtues of rock and pop's golden age and actually write songs about things, thoughts, feelings and other stuff. These were sometimes profound and and sometimes silly, but the words meant something, the music was playful and adventurous, and the tunes could be whistled by milkmen if they ever got the chance to hear them. They were on a mission to be at the very least, mildly entertaining.

Eminent musicologists of the time scoured the planet to find examples of this music that wasn't rubbish so they could bury it for future generations to enjoy. You now, the lucky archaeologist and future pop picker, have in your grasp the key to a world of wry world play, mad thoughts and old fashioned chord progressions. N.B. If Apes have taken over the planet, sorry for all the trouble we've caused.

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