{"id":26166,"date":"2016-06-15T08:33:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T16:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=26166"},"modified":"2016-06-15T10:31:07","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T18:31:07","slug":"watch-more-of-the-impressive-marlon-williams-the-yarra-benders-last-night-on-conan-and-elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2016-06\/watch-more-of-the-impressive-marlon-williams-the-yarra-benders-last-night-on-conan-and-elsewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch More of The Impressive Marlon Williams & the Yarra Benders–Last Night on Conan and Elsewhere"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo: Meghan Sinclair\/TeamCoco<\/h6>\n

It was only two weeks ago that we first become aware of the impressive\u00a0Marlon Williams<\/strong><\/a> when the Kiwi and pal Ben Wooley<\/strong> opened for the evocative\u00a0Sam Beam <\/strong>&\u00a0Jesca Hoop<\/strong> at the Fonda Theater.<\/strong>\u00a0 We then\u00a0highlighted his subsequent\u00a0KCRW session<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0Last night Williams & The Yarra Benders<\/strong>\u00a0appeared on Conan<\/strong> and performed Hello Miss Lonesome<\/strong><\/em> a track from his esteemed eponymous album. Watch below as Williams<\/strong> again wows with his vocal-acrobatics (a beguiling mix of Hank Williams, Pavarotti<\/strong>, and Roy Orbison<\/strong>), but especially on the mournful descending cadenza at 2:51. And the Yarra Benders<\/strong> bend it hard too with their harmonies and instrumental pluck. As Conan<\/strong> raved, we are “huge fans.” Alt-country has a new poster boy. Bravo!<\/p>\n

Afterwards, watch Williams<\/strong> impressively cover Leonard Cohen’s <\/strong>Bird On A Wire<\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0Screaming Jay Hawkins’ Portrait of a Man<\/em><\/strong>, and\u00a0a Bob Carpenter<\/strong> cover with various helpers.<\/p>\n

Go HERE<\/strong><\/a> to buy his most recent album.<\/p>\n

Williams<\/strong> and band are out on tour now and headed back to Cali in October. Don’t ya miss them. For dates and tickets go HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n