Fanatic Promotion: Songwriter, author, bon vivant John Andrew Fredrick of the black watch has released 25 albums, EPs, books over his long, varied career.

Monday, April 16, 2018

Songwriter, author, bon vivant John Andrew Fredrick of the black watch has released 25 albums, EPs, books over his long, varied career.

Latest EP “The Paper Boats” out April 27^th. Hear title track about “two beautiful paper boats that sink in a backyard swimming pool,” now.

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John Andrew Fredrick of the black watch as photographed by Steve Keros.

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Hear the title track from the upcoming “The Paper Boats” EP by the black watch at Treble or the links below!

[YOUTUBE]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyIBcDleykg

[STREAM]: https://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/the-black-watch-the-paper-boats

[MP3]: http://www.fanaticpr.com/theblackwatch/theblackwatch-thepaperboats.mp3

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the black watch – In The Press

“Should’ve become a household name a long time ago.” — USA Today

“Sounds like the holy union of Guided By Voices, The Wedding Present and any number of New Zealand pop heroes.” — Buzzbands.la

“A prime example of Fredrick’s knack for clever and extremely catchy songs.” — Popmatters

“Salutes the great DIY pop canon and trophy hallways of heroes with an illustrious array of pepped up jangle pop.” — Impose

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Having indeed lost his beloved father this year, John Andrew Fredrick of the black watch, the singer-songwriter of fifteen LPs and five EPs now (who has also published four novels and, last year, a book that analyzes the early films of Wes Anderson), mitigated a bit of the pain of his loss by churning out another dream-fuzz-jangle-pop collection of super catchy, literary guitar-heavy songs. Ones that doubtlessly reflect the expertise that comes from 30-some-odd years of putting out records.

“Every time that we breathe/ brings us nearer/ to when we’ll leave/ & when I’m good/ good and gone/ please remember/ this brief song,” sings Fredrick on the closing track of the black watch’s new EP for 2018, “The Paper Boats”. With characteristic cheekiness, irony, and a serious penchant for ambiguity, Fredrick admits that these lines are as much about being gone from the record industry as they are about the theme of death.

The title track treats of two beautiful paper boats that sink in a backyard swimming pool, symbolizing the demise of a love relationship, something that won’t come again but for all that makes it “all the sweeter then.” Hear “The Paper Boats” now via Treble or YouTube.

The new EP was engineered by ace guitarist Andy Creighton (who fronts his own fine pop band, The World Record, and whose startling, angular leads were featured on last year’s the black watch LP The Gospel According To John. The songs were done quickly at Creighton’s shed in the obscure El Sereno district of Los Angeles, then sent for mixing to Scott Campbell’s (Shelby Lynne, Stevie Nicks, Acetone) state-of-the-art studio in Woodland Hills.

“The Paper Boats” anticipates a much different-sounding LP that the black watch hopes to release later this year.

“The Paper Boats” EP by the black watch is set for release by the eskimo record label on April 27^th, 2018. John Andrew Fredrick is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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“The Paper Boats” EP

(The Eskimo Record Label)

April 27^th, 2018