{{Short description|English rock band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} '''Black Rivers''' are an English rock band composed of twin brothers Jez and Andy Williams, who form two-thirds of the bands Sub Sub and Doves.
==History== Jez Williams and Andy Williams are multi-instrumentalists in the band Doves, which went on hiatus following their 2009 album ''Kingdom of Rust''.<ref name=independent>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/black-rivers-interview-jez-and-andy-williams-from-doves-talk-about-their-new-album-9998208.html Interview], ''The Independent'', 23 January 2015.</ref> As a duo, they began working on music again in 2012, recording in Andy's home studio in Glasgow, Jez's home studio in Salford, and in an Anglesey cottage.<ref name=independent/> In summer 2014, Black Rivers began playing live shows with new material,<ref>[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/gig-review-black-rivers--7546121 Gig Review], ''Manchester Evening News'', 31 July 2014</ref> and in February 2015 released their debut self-titled album.<ref>[http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18639/reviews/4148692 Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706111920/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/18639/reviews/4148692 |date=6 July 2015 }}, ''Drowned in Sound''</ref><ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/11392279/Black-Rivers-Black-Rivers-review.html Review], ''The Telegraph''</ref><ref>[https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/66025/Black-Rivers-Black-Rivers/ Staff Review], ''Sputnik Music''</ref><ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/black-rivers-black-rivers-album-review-1.2091384 Review], ''The Irish Times''</ref>
==Discography== ;Studio albums *''Black Rivers'' (Ignition Records, 9 February 2015) UK #35<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/47141/black-rivers/ Black Rivers] at Officialcharts.com</ref>
;Singles *"The Ship" (25 July 2014) *"Voyager 1" (27 October 2014) *"The Forest" (9 February 2015) *"Age of Innocence" (18 May 2015) *''Black Rivers Remix EP'' (13 November 2015)
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:English rock music duos Category:Twin musical duos Category:Ignition Records artists
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