{"id":14257,"date":"2017-12-21T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/?p=14257"},"modified":"2018-01-15T09:27:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T14:27:59","slug":"album-review-hall-williams-band-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/album-review-hall-williams-band-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Hall Williams Band \u2013 In His Own Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Hall Williams Band<\/strong> is the latest super group from the Baltimore-DC area that should be added to your listening queue. The four piece band, made up of <strong>Hall Williams <\/strong>(vocals, guitar), <strong>Lorenzo Sands <\/strong>(bass), <strong>Rodney Dunton <\/strong>(drums), and<strong> Justin Taylor<\/strong> (keyboards), recently put out their first album <em>In His Own Words, <\/em>featuring a special appearance from <strong>Jeff Goodman<\/strong> (keys) and <strong>Carl Talley<\/strong> (pedal steel)<em>. <\/em>Although the band has played together in various configurations before, it wasn\u2019t until recently that this \u201csparkly&#8221; jam band found their current sound.<\/p>\n<p>Although they characterize themselves as a blend between <strong>The Dave Matthews Band<\/strong>, <strong>ALO<\/strong>, <strong>The John Butler Trio<\/strong>, and <strong>The Jerry Garcia Band<\/strong>, their sound is distinctly unique. While there are noticeable elements of inspiration borrowed from other talents, once The Hall Williams band gets grooving, their sound is entirely their own.<\/p>\n<p>Their debut album<em> In His Own Words <\/em>is a blend of everything \u2014 folk, rock, funk, and more than anything, soul. You can tell that the band put their all into their work and thoroughly enjoy what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics are simple and easily digestible, reinforcing the idea that this is an album to have fun with, to sing along to. This is an album to be shared among friends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leading off with the titular track \u201cIn His Own Words,\u201d Williams croons soulfully before diving into his role of story teller: \u201cYou tell a story\/It all ain\u2019t true\/I\u2019ll tell the story\/That\u2019s what I\u2019ll do.\u201d This first track is breezy, setting the tone for the album, which later on proves to be an uplifting, easy, and enjoyable listen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The soft cymbals leading into the intro of, \u201cWhat You Believe,\u201d signals the beginning of a jam. It\u2019s impossible to hear this song without <em>at least<\/em> bobbing along. And, if you\u2019re like me and get caught up in the music, you won\u2019t even notice the stares of passerby\u2019s as you dance along in cereal aisle at Whole Foods. The vocals echoing the lyric \u201cI will carry you\u201d combined with the accompaniment of the entirety of the band, illustrate that this is a song that would make for a stellar live performance, inviting listeners to sing and dance along.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo\u201d is a good come down from the previous track, slowing down the tempo. The band picks their groove right back up with my personal favorite \u2014 \u201cSame Man\u201d \u2014 a track that leads off with <strong>Neil Young<\/strong> vibes. However, the quick introduction of the synthy twangs of the pedal steel guitar and drums twist the song into an original jam piece. The lyrics are playful and reminiscent of a children\u2019s nursery rhyme: \u201cIt\u2019s raining it\u2019s pouring the old man is snoring\u2026\u201d. While at times the rhymes can be slightly overwhelming, they pose a sharp juxtaposition to the chorus, which adopt an almost melancholy tone in the lyrics. Positioning the reflective lyrics atop a high tempo beat makes for a compelling mixture, wherein I caught myself feeling an unexplained sense of nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWillie\u2019s Light\u201d builds on the feeling from the previous songs, adopting a hopeful and optimistic tone with the repeated chorus of, \u201cI\u2019m telling you that there is a way.\u201d Although clocking in at just over eight minutes, it doesn\u2019t once drag on, with the jam break in the middle exuding the epitome of experience and supreme talent. The album could have easily ended with this track, with the pedal steel guitar playing us out, however \u201cMovin&#8217; Forward\u201d provides the perfect outro for this debut album. Just as the title implies The Hall Williams Band is looking to the future. The heartfelt and optimistic ending has all the right rock \u2019n roll elements that\u2019ll leave you wanting for more.<\/p>\n<p><em>In His Own Words<\/em> is meant to be listened to loud, and ideally live, with room for riffs and elongated musical interludes. Thankfully, The Hall Williams Band frequents the The Depot in Baltimore and is hitting the road to DC among other places soon in the coming new year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Their debut album was released digitally (<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/in-his-own-words\/1315474656?at=1000lJ4M&amp;app=music&amp;ign-itsct=afftoolset_1&amp;ign-itscg=30200&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/hall-williams-band\" style=\"-webkit-user-select: none;\">SoundCloud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4CHPc6hvTOwvJWmyEe3xa1\" style=\"-webkit-user-select: none;\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.cdbaby.com\/Artist\/HallWilliamsBand\" style=\"-webkit-user-select: none;\" target=\"_blank\">CD Baby<\/a>) and on CD last month, and can be purchased at their shows and off their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hallwilliamsband.com\/\" style=\"-webkit-user-select: none;\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/in-his-own-words\/1315474656?at=1000lJ4M&amp;mt=1&amp;app=music&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=afftoolset_1\" style=\"display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;background:url(https:\/\/linkmaker.itunes.apple.com\/assets\/shared\/badges\/en-us\/music-lrg.svg) no-repeat;width:157px;height:45px;background-size:contain;\"><\/a><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-10148\" alt=\"Hall Williams Band - In His Own Words\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" title=\"Hall Williams Band - In His Own Words\" data-id=\"10148\" src=\"\/\/www.dcmusicreview.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/cover_preview-300x278.jpeg\" scale=\"0\" style=\"-webkit-user-select: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e94f\"><strong>Hall Williams Band<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e94f\"><strong><em>In His Own Words<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e94e\"><strong>Released:<\/strong> 2017<\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e940\"><strong><u>Track Listing:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e94b\">1. In His Own Words<\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e94a\">2. I Will Always Be Here For You<\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e949\">3. What You Believe<\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e948\">4. Go<\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e947\">5. Same Man<\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e946\">6. Willie&#8217;s Light<\/p>\n<p data-css=\"tve-u-1607916e945\">7. Movin&#8217; Forward<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hall Williams Band is the latest super group from the Baltimore-DC area that should be added to your listening queue. 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