Press kit, William Blackart · Press kit, official use
“He hasn't abandoned his punk origins. Jutting out of his stoic, straight-up folk songs are remnants of his musical past. There's an edge to the music: Blackart's gravelly voice, the violent shifts in melody, tempo and tone." Arkansas native William Blackart plays a lo-fi country brand of folk music. With lyrics described as “poetic and captivating,” vocals pegged as “rough and emotive” and guitar work called “hypnotic and spare” (Dakota Discography), his influences range from Townes Van Zandt to Leonard Cohen to The Clash. Blackart began writing lyrics at the age of fourteen as a way to pass the time while working summer mowing jobs. Not being a musician, he borrowed melodies from bands like Misfits and Nirvana to pair his words with, and in two summers’ time he saved enough to buy a guitar and began in earnest to put his words to original music.
