▁D raft . ▁ ▁Other ▁G aines ville - based ▁projects ▁in ▁which ▁W oll ard ▁has ▁participated ▁include ▁Bar o que ▁( fe aturing ▁Sam anth a ▁Jones ), ▁The ▁Black top ▁Cad ence , ▁The ▁Cro ( w ) s ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Sh ery l ▁Cro ( w ) ▁M ags ) ▁and , ▁most ▁not ably , ▁R umb les e at , ▁alongside ▁fellow ▁Hot ▁Water ▁Music ▁member ▁Ch uck ▁R agan , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁bass ist / v ocal ist ▁Sam anth a ▁Jones . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁given ▁two ▁co - writing ▁cred its ▁on ▁the ▁Bad ▁Religion ▁album ▁The ▁Empire ▁St rik es ▁First ▁for ▁the ▁songs ▁" The ▁Quick ening " ▁and ▁" B ey ond ▁Electric ▁Dream s ". ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁provided ▁background ▁vocals ▁for ▁The ▁Pat ient ▁Ferr is ▁W heel ▁on ▁The ▁' 5 9 ▁Sound ▁album ▁by ▁The ▁Gas light ▁Anth em . ▁ ▁Chris ▁released ▁a ▁split ▁ 7 " ▁w / M ike ▁H ale ▁( former ly ▁of ▁Gun m oll ) ▁on ▁Asian ▁Man ▁Records . ▁His ▁first ▁solo ▁record , ▁the ▁self - t itled ▁Chris ▁W oll ard ▁& ▁The ▁Sh ip ▁Th ieves , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁No ▁Ide a ▁Records ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁" C any ons " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁an ▁EP ▁" How ▁Much ▁Sh ** ▁Can ▁you ▁Take ?" ▁in