Jeremy Francis Williams (born 18 February 1970) is a British musician who is the

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/songwriter of

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. He was born in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, England, and is the twin brother of bandmate Andy and the son of noted modernist architect Desmond Williams. Before their incarnation as Doves, the three members were a dance-club music trio called

Sub Sub Sub Sub were an English dance music, dance act from Handforth, Cheshire composed of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Andy Williams (Doves), Andy and Jez Williams. The threesome met at school in 1985 and became regulars at The Haçienda while co ...

. His earlier bands include Metro Trinity, whose first EP called "Die Young" was released in 1987 on Cafetieria Records, based in

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, Manchester. Members also included Tim Whiteley, Colin Rocks, Pete Zichovitch and Jonny Male, who later became the main songwriter/guitarist in the band

Republica Republica are an English alternative rock band formed in 1994. They reached the height of their popularity from 1996 to 1999. The band went on hiatus in 2001 and reunited in 2008. The Republica sound was described by the band as " technopop p ...

. Williams played guitar on Republica's debut album ''

. While Doves were on a hiatus between 2010 and 2020, Jez and Andy formed a side project called Black Rivers, releasing a self-titled album in February 2015. As well as playing guitar, Jez sings backing vocals and also takes lead vocals on some songs; the chorus of "Rise" from '' Lost Souls'', the B-side "Your Shadow Lay Across My Life", "Words" from '' The Last Broadcast'', "The Storm" from ''

Some Cities ''Some Cities'' is the third studio album by the British indie rock band Doves. The album was released by Heavenly Recordings on 21 February 2005, and became the band's second consecutive album to top the UK Albums Chart at number 1. ''Some Citie ...

'', "Jetstream" and "Compulsion" from '' Kingdom of Rust'' and "Mother Silverlake" from ''

The Universal Want ''The Universal Want'' is the fifth studio album by British rock band Doves. The album was released by Heavenly Recordings and Virgin/EMI on 11 September 2020. ''The Universal Want'' is the band's first album following a hiatus that began in 201 ...

''. Jez and his brother Andy are both

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fans.

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