Ezra Williams (FKA Smoothboi)

Ezra Williams is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Their
musical influences their tender, self-examining indie recalls the likes of
Fiona Apple, Soccer Mommy and Indigo De Souza. Their impressive career progression has been very organic, with thousands of global listeners and over 80 million Spotify streams to date. Additionally, in late 2023 their debut album ‘Supernumeraries’ was nominated for the RTE Choice Music Prize for Best Album of 2023. Their single ‘My Own Person’ featured in a high profile sync in the Netflix drama Heartstopper creating a viral moment around the track. Most recently their song “With Out Me” featured in the Netflix 2024 show Bodkin. While April 2024 they released their third EP SOCKs. Their songs are catchy but subtle; self-deprecating but never sombre; always utterly charming. They offer an often overlooked take on emotional
relationships, as Ezra is writing as a person who is non-binary and on
the autism spectrum. Their live performances have previously included
Glastonbury, Beyond The Pale Festival, The Great Escape, Rough Trade
West, All together Now, Co-Pop Fest, Other Voices and Fanning at Whelan’s.


Praise for Supernumeraries
“Supernumeraries is a stark portrait of candid, blunt reflections; an album that will endure long after we’re all gone” - Paste
“Williams’s soft indie rock is rich with layers of meaning” - The Observer
“Deeply powerful” - Clash
“An emotionally-wrought debut” - DIY
“The sound of a young artist hitting new heights” - NME
“Full of emotion and sentimentality” - The Line of Best Fit
“Supernumeraries – An auspicious, mature debut informed by life on the spectrum” -The Irish Times