Born c. 1991, Williams was raised in Nashville, Tennessee, by his mother,[2] who didn't have an ongoing relationship with his father and sued him for child support when Coleman was five years old, which prompted his father's entry into the recording industry.

The moniker "IV" refers to his status as the fourth generation of musicians beginning with his great-grandfather Hank Williams.

[2] Before his time as the frontman of IV and the Strange band, Williams gained a degree in literature and spent the majority of his 20s as a 8th and 9th grade teacher in Tennessee.

[5] In June 2022, they released their debut studio album, Southern Circus.

The following year, Coleman would record his second album, Hang Dog, which was produced by friend Shooter Jennings and released November 2023.