Track Of The Day: Tom Williams And The Boat

When you consider its title, this song's rather stormy nature comes across as very appropriate. Following their first two studio albums, Tom Williams And The Boat have been recording their third, which has been funded by fans via the PledgeMusic site. 'Easy Fantastic' is due on May 19. The band said: "Weʼve spent the last year, quite uncharacteristically, holed up in darkest North London making our third album. We got the chance to work with a new producer Ian Grimble, who has worked with everyone from Manic Street Preachers and The Fall, to Siouxsie And The Banshees and KT Tunstall. The record sounds amazing and we’re so excited about it. Firstly, you can pre-order or ʻpledgeʼ for the new album on either digital, CD or vinyl formats, which will later be sent to you as soon as the record’s ready. But thereʼs also much more on offer…weʼre offering signed CDs, signed vinyl, personalised mixtapes (actually on CD), huge signed posters, pirate golf with the band, sunday lunch and rehearsal with the band, exclusive house concerts and even the chance for you and I to write a song together. No matter what you chose from the list on the right hand side, weʼll throw in a high quality digital download of our new album a week ahead of the general release date. There’s also a particularly odd pledge including our beards and a bag, for all your oligarchs out there, but I’ll leave you to find that one…." http://www.pledgemusic.com/artists/tomwilliamsandtheboat