About to embark on an extensive US tour with Sleep Token, A.A. Williams today shares a compelling cover version of Placebo’s ‘Without You I’m Nothing’, released via Bella Union. The track comes accompanied by a typically intense video directed by Fraser West who Williams collaborated with on previous singles ‘Evaporate‘ and ‘The Echo‘.
Commenting on the cover version A.A. Williams says:
“When I first discovered Placebo as a teen, I felt as if I’d found a world just for me. Barely a day went by without their songs in my headphones, their explorations of angst, frustration and alienation speaking to me like nothing I’d heard before… Simultaneously brand new and familiar, I felt that I’d been understood for the first time, all the while being fed with musical styles I wasn’t familiar with – glam, goth, electro and punk were all introduced to me through Placebo’s melancholy lens… I’ve dreamed of covering a Placebo song for years. I think it always had to be Without You I’m Nothing, a song of longing and loss that for me will always feel current and relevant, as someone who always felt that human connection was the key to happiness – and as an outsider looking in, as someone uncomfortable in their own skin.”
All that Williams does so well as she delves into the soul of the track. There’s a sorrowful tension to her vocals over the droning guitars and rattling of the drums. Shimmering, haunting, demanding and gorgeous.
Check it out, here
Additionally, A.A. Williams has announced news of a UK and European tour for November and December including a headline show at The Dome in North London – dates and info below:
A.A. Williams UK & European tour:
- 17/11 – UK Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
- 18/11 – UK London, The Dome
- 19/11 – BE Brussels, Grand Salon Botanique
- 20/11 – FR Paris, Backstage By The Mill
- 21/11 – FR Toulouse, Altigone
- 22/11 – ES Madrid, Moby Dick
- 23/11 – ES Barcelona, Salamandra
- 24/11 – FR Montpellier, Chapelle de la Maison des Choeurs
- 25/11 – FR Lyon, Transbordeur
- 27/11 – DE Berlin, Berghain Kantine
- 28/11 – DE Dresden, Chemiefabrik
- 29/11 – PL Poznan, 2Progi
- 30/11 – PL Warsaw, Hydrozagadka
- 01/12 – PL Krakow, Kamienna12
- 02/12 – HU Budapest, Instant
- 03/12 – AT Prague, Kasarna Karlin
- 05/12 – IT Milan, Legend
- 06/12 – IT Bologna, Teatro Perla
- 07/12 – IT Turin, Magazzino sul Po
- 08/12 – CH Sion, Le Port Franc
