Marlon Williams

Marlon Williams has announced a trio of Australian tour dates for next February in support of his forthcoming album 'My Boy'.

[debut edition of Adelaide festival Harvest Rock](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/jack-white-crowded-house-kurt-vile-and-more-announced-for-debut-harvest-rock-festival-3291452). He’ll wrap up the visit with a show at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on February 18. Williams will play on the two-day festival’s first day, sharing a stage with the likes of [Jack White](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/jack-white), [Kurt Vile](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/kurt-vile), [Courtney Barnett](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/courtney-barnett) and more. “I really wanted that to come across on this record.” [Marlon Williams](https://www.nme.com/en_au/artists/marlon-williams) has announced a trio of Australian tour dates for next February in support of his forthcoming album, [‘My Boy’](https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/marlon-williams-announces-third-album-my-boy-shares-thinking-of-nina-3248923). [on sale](https://www.frontiertouring.com/marlonwilliams) next Monday (September 12) at 10am AEST, with a Frontier Members pre-sale for Sydney and Melbourne kicking off tomorrow (September 8) at 10am AEST and running for 24 hours.

“There are a lot of New Romantic influences in 'Don't Go Back,'” Marlon says. “I love the songwriting and over-the-topness of bands like Duran Duran. I ...

03 - Berlin, DE @ Hole44 # 27 - Brighton, UK @ Patterns # 26 - London, UK @ Koko # 23 - Manchester, UK @ YES # Accompanied by a cinematic new video, Marlon adds, “It closely follows the narrative of the song, best summed up in the hackneyed old adage ‘nothing good happens after midnight.’ I play a sort of furry guardian angel (inspired very loosely by Frank the Rabbit from Donnie Darko), who leans on his young charge to turn away from the debauched scene of a house party and head back home. “I love the songwriting and over-the-topness of bands like Duran Duran.

Releasing his new album 'My Boy' this week, Marlon Williams has revealed he'll be bringing his latest album to Aussie audiences early next year.

[My Boy](https://marlonwilliams.ffm.to/thinking-of-nina) is set for release 9th September. [one-off launch show](https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/marlon-williams-announces-melbourne-album-launch-show/) in Melbourne. The 2023 east coast tour will take place in support of his forthcoming album [My Boy](https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/marlon-williams-details-new-album-my-boy-shares-new-single/), which arrives on Friday, 9th September. [Tickets](http://frnter.co/MW23Mel)) [Tickets](http://frnter.co/MW23Syd)) The newly-announced tour will kick off on Wednesday, 15th February at Sydney’s newly-renovated Enmore Theatre, before visiting Brisbane’s QPAC Concert Hall the next night, and winding up at Melbourne’s iconic Palais Theatre that weekend.

Marlon Williams Debuts “Don't Go Back." The track is off the New Zealand singer/songwriter's forthcoming album My Boy.

Sep. “There are a lot of New Romantic influences in ‘Don’t Go Back,’” comments Williams. The young man heads in anyways and checks it out before pretty promptly deciding to heed the advice and get the hell out of dodge.” Oct. “I love the songwriting and over-the-topness of bands like Duran Duran. Marlon explains “it closely follows the narrative of the song, best summed up in the hackneyed old adage ‘nothing good happens after midnight.’ I play a sort of furry guardian angel (inspired very loosely by Frank the Rabbit from Donnie Darko), who leans on his young charge to turn away from the debauched scene of a house party and head back home.

He's celebrating the release of his most recent album My Boy, which drops on September 9. Catch him when he performs at Melbourne's own Palais Theatre on ...

An exquisite live artist, Marlon Williams is currently on the road taking his My Boy Tour across North America, and from mid-October lands in Europe for extensive headline dates. With Williams’ anticipated third solo album My Boy released on Friday 9 September, the distinguished singer-songwriter is emerging anew. He’s celebrating the release of his most recent album My Boy, which drops on September 9.

New Zealand singer/songwriter/guitarist Marlon Williams is releasing a new album, "My Boy," this Friday via Dead Oceans. Now he has shared its fifth single, ...

Sep. “And I think the more I get into acting, the more tricks I’m learning about representation and presentation. Williams also appeared in the hit Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga musical romance A Star Is Born, playing himself as a younger star tapped to lead a Roy Orbison tribute at the Grammys instead of Cooper’s somewhat aging rocker Jackson Maine. In 2019 he released his first official live album, [Live at Auckland Town Hall](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/marlon_williams_releases_first_live_album_shares_live_video_for_carried_awa). So while masculinity is a big theme, it’s really subsumed by broader explorations of vitality, and the social and cultural value placed on legacy.” “Having new personalities in the room allowed me to escape myself,” said Williams in a previous press release. There he worked with LA-based drummer Paul Taylor (Feist), bassist Cass Basil (Ladyhawke, Tiny Ruins), and Healy on guitars and synths. Williams also had this to say about the song: “There are a lot of New Romantic influences in ‘Don’t Go Back.’ I love the songwriting and over-the-topness of bands like Duran Duran. The young man heads in anyways and checks it out before pretty promptly deciding to heed the advice and get the hell out of dodge.” “My Boy” was one of our [Songs of the Week](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/11_best_songs_of_the_week_the_waeve_jens_lekman_sharon_van_etten_marlon). [“My Boy,”](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/marlon_williams_shares_video_for_new_song_my_boy_and_announces_tour_dates) via an amusing video. [Marlon Williams](http://www.undertheradarmag.com/artists/marlon_williams) is releasing a new album, [My Boy](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/marlon_williams_announces_new_album_shares_new_song_thinking_of_nina), this Friday via Dead Oceans.

The song was recorded north of Auckland, in a house surrounded by the native New Zealand ruru, traditionally a guardian of the night, whose call may portend ...

Sep. Following the release of Make Way For Love, Williams’ toured the world, playing major festivals and collaborating with Lorde, Yo-Yo Ma and Florence Welch. “There are a lot of New Romantic influences in ‘Don’t Go Back,’” comments Williams. He also forged a fledgling acting career with roles in films The True History of the Kelly Gang and Netflix series Sweet Tooth, as well as a cameo in Oscar winning film A Star Is Born. New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams presents a new single/video, “Don’t Go Back,” from his forthcoming album, My Boy, out this Friday, September 9th on Dead Oceans. Oct. This is clear in “Don’t Go Back,” the album’s sultry, dance floor pop centerpiece. The song and its accompanying, self-directed video calls back to Williams’ debauched ‘party boy’ character of 2018’s Make Way For Love. “I love the songwriting and over-the-topness of bands like Duran Duran. The young man heads in anyways and checks it out before pretty promptly deciding to heed the advice and get the hell out of dodge.”