Will Johnson

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Centro-Matic South San Gabriel Overseas Porter & The Bluebonnet Rattlesnakes Marie/Lepanto The Undertow Orchestra

ex Wiring Prank, Funland

Born in Kennett, MO.

Will Johnson is the leader of Texas indie rock band Centro-matic. He also fronts South San Gabriel and releases albums and tours as a solo artist. He was also a founding member of the Undertow Orchestra and Baboon and joined Monsters of Folk in 2010.

ALBUMS

2025, CD, Album, Keeled Scales

2025, 12", Album, Ltd, Den, Keeled Scales,

Folk/Indie Rock/Lo-Fi

No Ordinary Crown

2017, 7", Different Folk Records,

Little Raider EP +2

2017, 12", EP, RM, Goliad Media

Murder Of (The Dance)

2017, Lathe, 7", Shape, S/Sided, Num, Pic, Tra, People In A Position To Know

Hatteras Night, A Good Luck Charm

Will Johnson, Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster

Inclined / Moccasin Bones

2016, 7", RSD, Single, Ltd, Misra

Swan City Vampires

Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker And Yim Yames*

2012, 10", RSD, Ltd, Rounder Records

Will Johnson & Sarah Jaffe

Big Orange Studios 3/6/2012

2012, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Daytrotter

Jay Farrar / Will Johnson / Anders Parker / Yim Yames*

Studio Paradiso 3/12/2012

Will Johnson, Jad Fair, Dan Phillips (2), Tim Kerr, David Fair

Jay Farrar / Will Johnson / Anders Parker / Yim Yames*

Little Raider EP

2011, CD, EP, Car, Reelfoot Transmissions

Jason Molina And Will Johnson

Molina And Johnson

Blackest Sparrow/Darkest Night B/W From This I Will Awake

2007, Lathe, 8", Single, Squ, People In A Position To Know

Survey/Voyage 2004-2005

2005, CD, Album, Ltd, Misra

The Paper Chase / Will Johnson

The Riot Jack / I Did A Terrible Thing

2004, 7", Single, Idol Records

Murder Of Tides

Folk Rock/Acoustic/Country Rock

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Porter & The Bluebonnet Rattlesnakes

Don’t Go Baby It’s Gonna Get Weird Without You

Telegraph Canyon

You From Before

British Invasion

Redo The Stacks

Austin Collins & The Rainbirds

Alternative Rock/Country Rock

Telegraph Canyon

The Tide And The Current

Come On Feel The Metal

1997, 2xCD, Comp, Steve Records,

Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Alternative Rock/Grunge/Punk/Power Pop

Forget The Sixth Step

1996, 7", Steve Records

Songs For Another Place

Avantgarde/Indie Rock

2021, LP, Album, Constant Stranger Music

Take Pride In Your Long Odds

Candidate Waltz

Operation Motorcide EP

2007, CD, EP, Houston Party Records

Triggers And Trash Heaps

South San Gabriel

I Am Six Pounds Of Dynamite

2005, CD, Single, Munich Records

South San Gabriel

The Carlton Chronicles: Not Until The Operation's Through

Folk Rock/Acoustic/Country Rock

Flashes And Cables

2004, CD, EP, Enh, Misra,

South San Gabriel

Welcome, Convalescence

Folk Rock/Country Rock/Indie Rock

Love You Just The Same

Lo-Fi/Indie Rock

Truth Flies Out

2001, CD, Single, Munich Records

Distance And Clime

Acoustic/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock

Most Everyone Will Find

2000, CD, Single, Sli, Munich Records,

Alternative Rock/Indie Rock

All The Falsest Hearts Can Try

Alternative Rock/Indie Rock

South San Gabriel

1999, CD, Album, Idol Records,

Lo-Fi/Indie Rock

1997, 7", The Transcontinental Recording Company, Quality Park Records

Redo The Stacks

Bleed Like Anyone

1996, CD, Single, Steve Records

The Funland Band

APPEARANCES +

Good Danny's 9/7/2015

2015, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Daytrotter

Good Danny's 8/21/2013

2013, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Daytrotter

Daytrotter Studio 7/5/2007

2007, 5xFile, MP3, 320, Daytrotter

The Six Parts Seven

Lost Notes From Forgotten Songs

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Live From The Ryman Vol. 2

Austin Saturday

2021, CD, Album, Corwood Industries

Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood, Jason Isbell

Live At The Shoals Theatre

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Fort Worth Saturday

2020, 2xCD, Album, Corwood Industries,

Experimental/Free Improvisation/Country

Bonnie Whitmore

Last Will & Testament

Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Folk

John Calvin Abney

2018, LP, Goliad Media

Immortal Americans

2018, Vinyl Blue,

Desperate Times (Songs Of The Old 97s)

2016, LP, Album, TP, Not On Label,

Bees And Seas (The Best Of Slobberbone)

Desperate Times (Songs Of The Old 97s)

ALL ★ ATX, Volume 1

Southern Rock/Alternative Rock

John Singer Sergeant

John Singer Sergeant

Magnolia Mountain

Town and Country

Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance

Clear Heart Full Eyes

Not Me, But The Mountain

Where It Hits You

Belle Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys

Long Lonesome Day

2011, CD, Album, Not On Label,

Micah P. Hinson

All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers

2010, 2xCD, Album, Promo, Inertia Pty. Ltd.,

Alternative Rock

Keeps You Up When You're Down

2009, CD, Album, Hugtight Records

Magnolia Electric Co.

Rider. Shadow. Wolf.

2009, 7", Ltd, Secretly Canadian,

Acoustic/Indie Rock

Micah P. Hinson

All Dressed Up And Smelling Of Strangers

Alternative Rock

Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)

Drive-By Truckers

Brighter Than Creation's Dark

Country Rock/Southern Rock

The Years Gone By

Forever Comes Too Soon

South San Gabriel / Centro-Matic

2007, CD, Comp, Promo, Cooking Vinyl,

Gimme Danger (16 Explosive New & Classic Tracks)

2005, CD, Comp, Uncut (2),

Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Lo-Fi/Punk/Indie Rock/Pop Rock

Across The Great Divide (Music Inspired By The Band)

2005, CD, Comp, Uncut (2),

Indie Rock/Southern Rock/Folk Rock/Acoustic/Blues Rock

2005, CD, Comp, Not On Label

Material Culture

2005, CD, Album, Perpetual Perpetual Motion

The Paper Chase

God Bless Your Black Heart

Musikexpress 81 - Sounds Now!

2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Musikexpress,

Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Emo/Punk/New Wave/Glam/Trip Hop/Arena Rock/Contemporary R&B

All Areas Volume 41

2003, CD, Comp, Visions Magazine,

Alternative Rock/Indie Rock

New Noises Vol. 60

2003, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone,

Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Indie Rock

The Best Of Americana 2001 (Sounds Of The New West Vol. 3)

2002, CD, Comp, Uncut (2),

Country Rock/Acoustic/Folk Rock

South San Gabriel / Okkervil River

Stark Miami Mines / Satisfy You

2002, 7", Single, Tight Spot Records,

Folk Rock/Indie Rock

2002, CDr, Little Grizzly Records

The Paper Chase

Hide The Kitchen Knives

I'd Be Lying If I Said I Wasn't Scared

2001, CD, Album, Quality Park Records

New Voices Vol. 48

2001, CD, Comp, Rolling Stone,

Alternative Rock/Pop Rock

KVRX Local Live V.6 (Unlimited Bandwidth)

2001, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, KVRX,

Indie Rock/Alternative Rock/Surf/Fusion/Free Jazz

The Paper Chase

Young Bodies Heal Quickly, You Know

Indie Rock/Experimental/Avantgarde

The Deathray Davies

The Return Of The Drunk Ventriloquist

Please Let Me Go, It Wasn't Meant To Be

1999, CD, Quality Park Records

1998, CD, Album, RSR 1,

Alternative Rock

1997, 7", The Transcontinental Recording Company,

Country Rock/Indie Rock

1996, 7", EP, Comp, Ltd, Blu, k la bunde records,

Scene Heard Volume Two: More Rare & Unreleased Tracks Compiled By The Dallas Observer

1996, CD, Comp, Observer Records (2),

Acoustic/Alternative Rock/Country Rock/Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Garage Rock/Hard Rock/Indie Rock/Pop Punk/Pop Rock/Punk/Rock & Roll/Cool Jazz/Spoken Word/Shoegaze

Old 97's And Funland

Stoned / Garage Sale

Alternative Rock/Country Rock

Scarce / Funland

It Was Dry / Blue Sister

1994, 7", Delmore Recordings

Tales From The Edge (Volume 4): Killer Goriller! (Confessions Of A Simian Psychopath)

Alternative Rock/Punk/Indie Rock

Various, Josh Venable

Artifacts: Live at the Adventure Club with Josh

2021, LP, Comp, Ltd, Num, DFW Legacy Series

2020, LP, Roots On Record,

To The People Of The Land (Carrizo/Comecrudo Solidarity Compilation)

2020, 31xFile, MP3, Comp, VBR, Keeled Scales,

15 Anos De Torgal

2018, 3xCD, Comp, Ltd, Boo, Mont Ventoux,

Wren & Shark & Friends Volume 1

2017, CD, Comp, Wren & Shark,

Acoustic/Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock

Our First 100 Days

Farewell Transmission: The Music Of Jason Molina

2014, 2xCD, Comp, Rock The Cause,

Weary Engine Blues - Crossroads

2013, 15xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Graveface Records

Weary Engine Blues: A Tribute To Jason Molina

The Formal Listening Series LP

2012, LP, Ltd, Sixgunlover,

Rounder Records: Best Of 2011 - New In 2012

2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rounder Records, Decca

New Colors (A Misra Records Sampler)

2007, CDr, Promo, Smplr, Misra

Live At KDHX: Volume 4

2006, CD, Comp, KDHX

The Greater Southbridge Soundtrack

2004, CD, Tight Spot Records

We Have The Technology (A Misra Sampler)

CD, Comp, Smplr, Misra

Live At WMSE Volume 5: Loud Enough To Get Your Sound

CD, Album, Comp, WMSE Radio,

Indie Rock/Alternative Rock/Art Rock

Undertow Music: Artist Management Sampler v1.5

CD, Album, Smplr, Undertow Music

The Undertow Orchestra

Live In Boston 2006

2006, 35xFile, MP3, Unofficial, Undertow Music Collective