JH continues delving into 2010’s musical wonderland with his latest discovery, Chris Butler and Noel Williams

Who:
Butler – Williams

What:
Manchester duo Chris Butler & Noel Williams. Acoustic guitars, vocals, xylophone, kick drum, banjo, stylophone, bajolele, percussion, harmonica, cello and theremin.

With their first EP self-release ”Keep Your Head Down” (2008), chosen as Manchester’s Piccadilly Records’ ‘Indie Record of the Week’, the duo had their second – ‘Save It For Someone Else’ – picked up by the city’s Willow Records and released alongside a vinyl remix release by Manchester electro outfit Real Dolls. In similar style it also collected a ‘Record of the Week’ nomination, this time from Manchester Music. Their multi-instrumentation has found its way to Tom Robinson’s new music show on BBC 6 and met appreciative ears at Sandman Magazine and BBC Manchester among others.

They Say:
“We’ve been running around for years, now we take our time and watch fools disappear” (from ‘You Will Learn’ – Track 1, ‘Save It For Someone Else’ EP)

Where:
www.myspace.com/chrisbutlernoelwilliams

By JH