Artist: Trespassers William
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Different Stars
Year: 2003
Tracks: 11
The moony indie rock and roll sounds of Trespassers William is composed by Ross Simonini (bass/keyboards), Anna-Lynne Williams (vocals/guitar), Matt Brown (guitar/keyboards), and Jamie Williams (drums). Matt and Anna-Lynne started the band as a couple in 1997 during the SoCal kindling resurgence prime. Two geezerhood subsequently, Ross was added to the group, and the band self-released its debut album, Ground tackle. Shows in and round the West Coast followed, as did exposure on college wireless. By 2002, Trespassers William was a full-fledged group with Jamie stepping to act drums.
Bella Union's Simon Raymonde caught malarky of the band's luxuriant soundscape. His label issued Trespassers William's irregular album, Different Stars, in the U.K. that same year. Shows with the Chameleons UK's Mark Burgess, Morrissey, Tim Booth, Damien Rice, and Lisa Germano followed. Spots on KCRW, KEXP, and XFM added to Trespassers William's growing popularity. Nettwerk took notice and signed the band to a proper track record carry on in 2003. Their music had already appeared in episodes of The O.C., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and MTV's The Real World and Road Rules by this time. Different Stars was reissued via Nettwerk in fall 2004. Having followed two years later.
