Will Foster

For the American football linebacker, see Will Foster (American football). For the US basketball player who played under this name before changing his surname, see Will Jacobsen.

Will Foster
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Foster
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards, guitar
Years active1990-present
Member ofThe Fratellis, Codeine Velvet Club, Jon Fratelli
Formerly ofDelicatessan, Lodger, The Tears

Will Foster is an English musician who is known as the former keyboardist for the English rock band The Tears. Previously, he played with UK art rock band Delicatessen before forming Lodger - alongside Delicatessen singer Neil Carlill, Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, and Goffey's wife Pearl Lowe.[1] Since 2008, he has been associated with Jon Fratelli, playing keyboards and guitar with The Fratellis during their 2008/2009 live shows. When the band went on hiatus, he followed Jon Fratelli to his new band Codeine Velvet Club, where he also played keyboards and guitar during their 2009/2010 live shows.[2] After the band's initial disbandment he then played keyboard/piano with Jon's solo band, and returned again when Fratellis reunited again in 2012.[2]

  1. ^ Guthrie-Jones, Owen "Lodger Walk in the Park Review", AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2016
  2. ^ a b Bychawski, Adam (2011) "Listen to Jon Fratelli's debut solo album on NME.COM", NME, 19 July 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2016