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Tim Knol (born 12 September 1989 in Hoorn) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. ==Biography== Knol was born and raised in Hoorn, where he started making music at the age of 10. Locally, he made an impression with the band ''Be Right Back'' in which he sang and played guitar.〔(Album Hoornse Tim Knol (19) uit op label Excelsior ) noordhollandsdagblad.nl, 23 augustus 2009〕 While playing in that band, he also worked on various side projects and recorded a couple of solo tracks. In May 2008 he played at ''De avond van het kippenvel'' in Utrecht, where he came in contact with Anne Soldaat, formerly of Daryll-Ann.〔(Kippevel met Tim Knol (en Do the undo) ) indebanvan.nl, 7 mei 2008〕 Together they recorded some demos for Excelsior Recordings. In May 2009 he decided to quit his band, and start a solo career. In June 2009 the first result from his solo career, a cover version of Godley & Creme's Cry, appeared on the online compilation album ''Guilty pleasures''. Other artists that appeared on that album were Silence Is Sexy and Solo.〔(Coverclub editions )〕 During the Lowlands Festival in August 2009, Knol signed a record deal with Excelsior Recordings. His debut record received positive reviews in the Dutch media.〔(Recensie-overzicht Tim Knol ) timknol.nl, 30 maart 2010〕〔(New signing: Tim Knol ) excelsiorrecordings.com, 27 augustus 2009〕 On the album Knol is accompanied by Jacob de Greeuw, Jeroen Kleijn and Matthijs van Duijvenbode from Johan and Anne Soldaat and Reyer Zwart from Do-The-Undo.〔(Johan-leden op plaat Tim Knol ) johan4all〕 Knol first presented his songs as a support act for Johan, during their farewell tour in the second half of 2009. After a few try-out concerts, the first big performance of Knol with his new band was at the Noorderslag Festival in Groningen January 2010.〔(Prachtdebuut van Tim Knol ) Volkskrant, 21 januari 2010〕 His debut album was released in Great Britain on 24 May 2010 by Excelsior Recordings. The music of Tim Knol is often compared to the roots rock of Gram Parsons, Wilco and Ryan Adams.〔(Schuilen met Tim Knol is zo gek nog niet ) 3voor12.nl, 23 juli 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tim Knol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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