Patch William

Since their first gig at Bristol University in the summer of 2007, the band's unique and crafted sound has seen them receive a host of acclaim. Patch William are about to release their debut, eponymously titled album. As fan Stephen Fry suggested on his twitter page, "Might Patch William be the next big thing? They seem rather wonderful to me."

Andrew Harrison of The Word wrote "The middle of a venn diagram composed of Nick Drake, Jamie T, Jimi Hendrix, and Talking Heads would be an odd place but this is where you find youthful London four-piece Patch William. The sound is spare but the melodies dreamy, and the performances assured".

Their song "The Last Bus" has just been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" category. Needless to say the band are thrilled to be recognised at this early stage of their career.

6 Music presenter and Ivor Novello committee member Tom Robinson commenting at the announcement ceremony said that the list of artists this year is a good gauge as to where the music industry is heading: "Unknown artists are creeping onto the radar, not people supported by big record companies. Patch William, a band that I played on Introducing two years ago, long before anybody had heard of them", he explained, "the Ivor Novellos are recognising thatmand it's the start of a sea change".

The band have moved from strength to strength playing regular gigs in London, a filmed Maida Vale session for BBC Introducing. Increasing radio play and sessions including XFM playlist, Radio 2, Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music.