On their first full-length album, the Watson Twins sound as if they're stepping back a bit from the folky Appalachian tone of their earlier work into an alternate reality where Natalie Merchant has taken over as lead singer of Mazzy Star. Fire Songs doesn't quite match the languid, semi-psychedelic tone of Mazzy Star, but there's a subtle, easygoing but melancholy drift to the music that at least puts it in the same ballpark, and Chandra and Leigh Watson's vocals have a sincere, personable Earth Mother tone that keeps this rooted in a recognizable reality even when they float into the land of dreams. Russell Pollard and Jason Soda of Everest produced the album, and they've given the songs an atmospheric ambience that suits the melodies, and though there's a tone of playful innocence to some of these tracks, especially the stripped-down blue-eyed soul of "How Am I to Be" and the '70s-style Laurel Canyon balladeering of "Bar Woman Blues," most of the selections cut a good bit deeper than that, and both the arrangements and the sweet but full-bodied vocals are able to carry the weight of "Sky Opened Up" and "Map to Where You Are." And while some acts working along these lines would cover the Cure's "Just Like Heaven" with tongue firmly in cheek, in this context it sounds much like the songs that surround it, and the Watsons show the fine pop tune the respect and dignity it deserves. This may be the Watson Twins' first proper album, but Fire Songs at once confirms the promise of their earlier EP and their work with Jenny Lewis while staking out a stronger and more complex identity of their own, and hopefully it's the first of several personal and compelling albums from the siblings.
And they are twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson were raised in the sprawling southern city of Louisville, Kentucky. As children they began singing in the church choir and it was there they discovered a passion for music and an innate ability to harmonize. In 1997, The Watson Twins pulled up stakes and moved from Louisville across the country to Los Angeles. They found their place in the mus...
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True Blood had another impressive soundtrack last night. The thing I love about the way series creator and Executive Producer Alan Ball adds music to the show is very subtlely. There were two instances in which songs were played in the background as not to overpower the scenes. The first was in the beginning when Bill had The Watson Twins cover of Just Like Heaven as he and Sookie sat talking i...
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I really like this new single from Jenny Lewis' friends, The Watson Twins. A simple song, simple arrangement, and perfect to kick off the summer.
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The Watson Twins have recorded a new album on their own songs, and this beautiful cover of a Cure classic.Actually, its a really, really good record...well worth checking out. But I am a sucker for an interesting cover....so enjoy.
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so i re-joined multiply, too.what can i say...it feels good to be home... here
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The Watson Twins have announced dates for an extensive North American tour set for next month.The jaunt is set to kick off February 16 in Omaha, NE. and will include stops in Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia and Nashville, TN.The tour is in support of their latest album ‘Fire Songs‘ released last year.The Watson Twins Tour dates:Omaha, NE Slowdown (February 16)Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
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| 1 How Am I to Be |
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| 2 Lady Love Me |
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| 3 Fall |
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| 4 Just Like Heaven |
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| 5 Map to Where You Are |
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| 6 Dig a Little Deeper |
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| 7 Sky Open Up |
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| 8 Bar Woman Blues |
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| 9 Only You |
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| 10 Old Ways |
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| 11 Waves |
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