Andy Williams (Doves)

Andy Williams
Birth name	Andrew Sebastian Williams
Born	18 February 1970 Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Genres	Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, drums, percussion, keyboard, melodica, synthesiser, harmonica
Years active	1985 - present
Labels	Heavenly Records
Associated acts	Doves, Sub Sub, Black Rivers
Website	Doves' official website

Andrew Sebastian "Andy" Williams is the drummer and vocalist of Doves.^[1] He was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, and he is also the twin brother of bandmate Jez. Before their incarnation as Doves, the three members were a dance-club music trio called Sub Sub.

Doves songs with Andy singing lead vocals

Doves' primary lead singer is bassist Jimi Goodwin, but all three members share vocal duties. Andy sings lead vocals on these songs:

• "Here it Comes" (verses only) (from Lost Souls, 2000)
• "Melody Calls" (from Lost Souls, 2000)
• "M62 Song" (from The Last Broadcast, 2002)
• "Hit the Ground Running" (B-side to "There Goes the Fear," 2002; Lost Sides, 2003)
• "Shadows of Salford" (from Some Cities, 2005)
• "45" (verses only) (B-side to "Black and White Town," 2005)
• "At the Tower" (chorus only) (B-side to "Black and White Town," 2005)

Andy plays the harmonica on "Here it Comes." He also plays the melodica during live acoustic versions of "Snowden" (see: "Snowden" live at Waterloo Records, Texas).

References

1. Leahey, Andrew. "Biography: Doves". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2010.