Tim Williams :: 5 Albums

While combing through some new releases on my desk I came to enjoy Tim Williams‘ Careful Love over the past few weeks. The album was written in the aftermath of Williams recovering from open-heart surgery and the reflections and hope of such an experience shine through on first listen. I talked to TIm about some albums that have been meaningful to him, including ones that helped him on his way to recovery.

Fionn Regan | The End of History
If there is one musician I would like to buy a beer for it would be Fionn Regan. His record The End of History made my time in the hospital following my heart surgery somewhat pleasant. I was hooked up to a million machines at the time and this record was the one thing that transported me to another place. I have listened to a ton of music in my twenty-some years on this earth and nothing has hit me the way this record does.

Guided By Voices | Bee Thousand
Bee Thousand takes me back to my days of recording with my friends in middle school on my trusty Tascam 4-Track. Whenever I listen to this record it helps to remind me that a good song doesn’t have to have a million different parts or have a million different words; it just has to sound good.

Red House Painters | Songs for a Blue Guitar
Mark Kozelek’s songs are so personal that sometimes it can be really uncomfortable to listen to. As much as I love music that is really strange and out there it’s nice to come back to something that is honest and beautiful. Mark has continued making great records post RHP’s with Sun Kil Moon and I am always the first person in line to buy them.

Six Parts Seven | Things Shaped In Passing
I have bought this record more times than any other one as I keeping giving my copy to my friends. “Things Shaped In Passing” is as close as I will ever get to doing yoga. As a musician you spend so much time working with words it’s nice to listen to something that doesn’t have any at all. Here it is my friends: Simple, clean, perfect.

Will Oldham | Western Music
I got into Will Oldham pretty late in the game and in reverse of how I was told one should. I started out by buying all of his obscure vinyl releases on Drag City (because they were cheaper at Kim’s on St. Marks) and then finally worked my way to his much revered “I See A Darkness.” Mr. Oldham’s name is thrown around a lot in the indie world as a influence to many bands that are making a living by ripping off his sound. I hope the start to give credit where credit is due.

MP3: Tim Williams – “I Hit Another Wall”