KUDOS
JULY
STUART COUPE
Greg Williams is a very very fine songwriter and singer. Here’s the first song from his forthcoming album.
It’s a wonderful gem – great song structure, lovely melodies, superb playing and singing. It has everything.—@stuart.coupe
“I’ve been a big fan of Greg’s work… a great song. Put that with a great singer and a great songwriter and you’ve got a treat.
“Ash Naylor plays guitar, James Black on keyboards, mixed by Kevin ‘Caveman’ Shirley, so no wonder it sounds great.”—JJ
Airplay for “This Life”
WALLY SALEM
“What a brilliant song and love the video.”—@WallyTBM
on “This Life”
MICHAEL HUNTER
Airplay for “This Life”.
ROB MORGAN
I like that a lot. There’s a lot of hooks from such a simple song. Two listens and it’s stuck in my head.
Intriguing lyrics too. Fabulous twist in the middle eight. Sort of House Of Love meets Warm Jets.—@durutti74
DARA
Beautifully poppy and melodic… love it—@NearPerfPitch
KEVIN ALEXANDER
DARRIN
It’s a lovely track, perhaps not really “jangly” like we tend to feature, but superb guitar pop.
—@janglepophub
JOSH MEADOWS
Airplay for “This Life” and Splurge’s “Kiss Me”—
@JoshMeadows3
ENZO BARUFFALDI
Airplay in Bologna, Italy—
@memoriapolaroid
CHIPPER SAAM
Airplay in Ann Arbour, MI, USA
—@TakeoutPop
“This Life’: “Quality song. I‘ve put it on the playlist”—@gfpaterson
HENRY LIPPUT
“This Life” hits you right away with its wonderful vocal and sparkling melody… the tone of his singing and the sound of the song remind us of the late great Grant McLennan, especially his solo work. And I can give Greg no higher compliment than that.
—@HLipput
MICHAEL HUNTER
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy”.
TONY SÖDERSTRÖM
“The Things That Make Me Happy” #2 in Tonypop’s Weekly Top Ten playlist.
“Brilliant singles. Love them!—@tonypopofficial
JESUINO ANDRÉ DE OLIVEIRA
“This Life” featured on the Meusons Podcast based in João Pessoa, the capital of Paraíba, in Brazil—@jesuinoandre & @meusonspodcast
AUGUST
KATH EASTHAM
Airplay for “This Life” in Leyland, UK
—@alt_frequencies
COLIN
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy”.
PAUL WILSON
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy”.
DAVE ANGER
Airplay for “This Life” and “The Things That Make Me Happy”.
Airplay for “This Life” and “The Things That Make Me Happy”. “That is a terrific album and I’ve got another beauty I’ll play for you next week.”
“This Life” features in the latest edition of @unpopularuk’s blog and playlist…
BLAKE & LACHLAN
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy”—@themixtapehotfm
KEITH & BRETT
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy”.
BRETT VARGO
“This Life” included in the ‘Weekend Six Pack’ podcast
—@onlythreeladsp1
ROB MORGAN
“Like New Order doing “In Between Days”. Nice crunchy guitars too. Another instant classic.”—@durutti74 (on “The Things That Make Me Happy”)
JOSH MEADOWS
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy”—@JoshMeadows3
Airplay for “This Life”—@AliceOnTheWaves
http://novumfm.de
CHIPPER SAAM
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy”—@TakeoutPop
MARK & MITCH
Airplay for“The Things That Make Me Happy”—@nwrbroadcast
“And by the way, this new song makes me very happy!”—Mark
ROB MORGAN
“It does what it says on the tin – it really is a rock song. This high tempo two chord thrasher rocks out with a wigged out guitar solo and a snarling vocal.
Imagine Iggy Pop fronting early Psychedelic Furs and you’re halfway there.”—@durutti74 (on “Rock Song”)
BRETT ADIE
Airplay for “Rock Song”.
Airplay for “Rock Song”.
ED
“This Life” included in Spotify playlist ‘To me, you are perfect – an indie music mixtape—@theshadowonthe and Instagram
SEPTEMBER
DIRTY HARRY
Airplay for “Rock Song”
“Pretty much what it says on the label, this is a classic rock song in all its glory: high tempo, awesome solo and thrashing vocal, just the way we like it.”—DH
JEAN LUC
“Amps up and all burners on. Rock Song has everything a straightforward ripper needs to get you all revved up and make your fist pump in the air. Metallic guitars going bonkers, muscular percussion, a vibrant voice and a dynamite jump for joy chorus.”—JL
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy”
“Right definitely going jangly now. This is super, super shiny indie pop, and definite emphasis on the word pop there.”
“I like this one a lot, had me smiling!”—@PaulOapdub
KAT BRYAN
Airplay for “Rock Song”
Our second apperance on Kat‘s long-running Austrlian music feast in show #295.
Airplay for “Rock Song”.
Airplay for “Rock Song”—@TakeoutPop
JOHN LAMP
“Rock Song” Review:
“The lyrics are a self-critical lament for the passing of the very sound this track employs. This track will have appeal to those of us who have lived through that era and to the current music aficionados who actually listen to lyrics.
Continued…
“Does it really matter if the guitars have given away to cabaret. There are many styles of music, surely there’s room, even if one does not clearly dominate. Nothing rules forever. Another rock song will always be welcome.”—JL
ROB MORGAN
“An unexpected burst of Dave Gilmour styled guitar leading to a mid tempo groove, like The Verve channelling mid-70s Pink Floyd. Lush harmonies and unexpected twists make the chorus a real treat.”—@durutti74 (on “Sing for You”)
Interview on USA radio previewing the release of Stone On Stone.
“Check out our interview with Greg Williams from Australia, or as we like to call him… The Tomorrow Man… given that he was talking to us from the future!
Great music from Greg’s solo album Stone on Stone, as well as songs from some of his other bands.”—@nwrbroadcast
Airplay for “Sing for You” —@TakeoutPop
“Rock Song” on the playlist—@gfpaterson
Airplay for “This Life” —Around The Dial
OCTOBER
LISTEN LOCAL
Playlist adds for “Rock Song” and “Sing for You”.
Airplay for “Rock Song”, which opened the show.
“The Things That Make Me Happy” features in the latest edition #247 of Unpopular Mixes’ (@unpopularuk) blog and playlist…
First airplay for “My Blues” on The Rhythm Section, South Coast FM.
KEVIN ALEXANDER
In heavy rotation this week… “This Life”—@KevinAlexander
Airplay for “My Blues”.
MICHAEL HUNTER
First time airplay for “Through My Hands”.
First airplay for “I’ll Be Dead When You’re Sorry”—
@AliceOnTheWaves
http://novumfm.de
First airplay for
“Just for Fun”
—@TakeoutPop
Airplay for “Sing for You”—
@PaulOapdub
WALLY SALEM
“Definitely a contender for album of the year or any year for that matter.”—@WallyTBM
on Twitter about Stone On Stone
ROB MORGAN
“Greg’s forthcoming album is a stunner. What a great collection of songs!”—via Twitter.
The first review of Stone On Stone: “With Greg Williams being Australian there’s comparison points with other Antipodean bands, in particular The Triffids and The Go-Betweens. “Williams’ voice has a certain twang to it that lifts the songs nicely.
“The album is a hidden gem, made with love, wit, care and compassion… one of the best indie guitar albums of the year.”—@durutti74
Airplay for “The Things That Make Me Happy” —Around The Dial
Airplay for “Rock Song”, which opened the show for the second time.
First airplay for “Every Day It’s Your Birthday” —Around The Dial