Zane Williams Finds Himself in The Right Place
Zane Williams caught my attention right away. You may not have heard of him yet, but if things go his way you will since he aspires to become one of the great Texas singer-songwriters. His new album The Right Place seems informed by the best of his nine-year experience with Nashville, but with an artistic eye focused squarely on the Lone Star state, making it a smart and accessible record that's fun and a little quirky. I like his voice but his writing is what sets apart tracks like "River Girl," a vivid picture of the early stages of romance. (She's doesn't live on a shack-boat, though. They just like to sneak off to the river.) Fittingly enough, Williams had excellent writing credentials before this effort. He won both the John Lennon and Nashville Songwriters Association writing contests, and Jason Michael Carroll recently cut Williams' "Hurry Home." He also gets a pretty strong endorsement from Radney Foster who says, "Zane Williams is the real deal. He has the wordsmith chops of a young Guy Clark and the melodic sense of Rodney Crowell." Foster produced The Right Place, which should be enough reason to go to Williams' Web site and stream the whole album right now.
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Redmaz says:
Hard to believe, but someone I hadn’t heard of. Checked out his CD and it sounds great. Definately has Foster written all over this one. Very impressive award list and endorsments for Zane Williams. Most likely too country for the mainstreamers here, but I doubt any of them will take time to check it out anyway. Thanks for the introduction to an artist keeping it honest and real. Very cool CD cover too.
Jason O’Quinn says:
I’ve been following Zane for 10 years…he is the real deal!
Peacock Queen says:
I did check it out and I like him, very, very much. Vocally, he sounds somewhat like Steve Earle. Love the fiddle.
JimmyJames says:
Damn, I just checked Zane out. Excellent. I received an advance on the album awhile back and put it in the drawer and forgot about it. I’m sorry I didn’t listen to it right away!
solongsowrong says:
Finally got a chance to check it out. First few songs I was surprised Red liked it, cause it sounded a little Mainsteam to me, but the further into the album I got, it didn’t take long to see the difference. Loved “River Girl”, “Six Steel Strings” and “Pablo and Maria”.
Thanks for the article and intro into this artist, Chris.