Anna-Lynne Williams
| Anna-Lynne Williams | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anna-Lynne Williams |
| Also known as | Lotte Kestner |
| Born | February 8, 1978 |
| Origin | California, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock, folk rock, dream pop, shoegaze |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Associated acts | Trespassers William, Ormonde, The Chemical Brothers |
Anna-Lynne Williams (born 8 February 1978) is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Trespassers William, an indie rock band based in Seattle, Washington.
Career
Williams grew up in Laguna Hills, California, and now lives in Seattle. She is featured on "Hold Tight London" from the Chemical Brothers's 2005 album, Push the Button; on "The World Is Too Much with Us" from Au Revoir Borealis's 2008 album, Dark Enough for Stars; and on several tracks from Anomie Belle's 2008 debut, Sleeping Patterns. She also toured with Anomie Belle in support of that release. She has collaborated with Motopony, Minotaur Shock, Phononoir, AFI, Fieldhead, Black Swan Lane, Delerium, and Robert Deeble.
In 2007, Williams started recording her own music under the name Lotte Kestner, self-releasing China Mountain in 2008.[1] China Mountain was reissued by Silber Records in 2010.[2] She followed it in 2011 with a covers album, Stolen (Saint-Loup Records).[3] In 2013, she was back with more of her own material on Blue Bird of Happiness (Saint Marie Records), for which she wrote all but one track (with the composer credit to Anna-Lynne Williams).[4] The first single from the album, "Cliff", was released on 29 January 2013. An 8-track EP of Blue Bird out-takes, titled Until, was released through Saint-Loup Records on April 16, 2013.
In addition to these offerings, Williams has released four download-only collections, generally combining demos, outtakes, and newly recorded material: China Mountain B-Sides (2009), Trespassers William Songs Solo (2011), All That You Start B-Sides (2012), and Extra Covers Collection (2012).[5] Williams has also released four download-only singles and contributed the song "Confession" to the Saint Marie Records sampler Static Waves (2012).
Albums
Solo (as Lotte Kestner)
- Albums
- China Mountain (5 May 2008)
- Stolen (1 June 2011)
- Blue Bird of Happiness (15 March 2013)
- EPs
- Until EP (16 April 2013)
- Covering Depeche Mode EP (April 2015)
- Independent/online releases
- China Mountain B-Sides (1 April 2009)
- Trespassers William Songs Solo (28 August 2011)
- All That You Start B-Sides (19 June 2012)
- Extra Covers Collection (5 October 2012)
Trespassers William (as Anna-Lynne Williams)
- Anchor (30 November 1999)
- Different Stars (28 September 2002)
- Having (28 February 2006)
- The Noble House ep (28 May 2007)
- The Natural Order of Things (8 June 2009)
- Cast (4 September 2012)
External links
- Anna-Lynne Williams on Myspace
- Anna-Lynne Williams's channel on YouTube
- Trespassers William Official Website
Notes
- ↑ Lotte Kestner: China Mountain, Discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Lotte Kestner", Silber Media. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ Lotte Kestner: Stolen, Discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ Lotte Kestner: The Blue Bird of Happiness, Allmusic. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Lotte Kestner", Bandcamp. Retrieved 9 April 2013.