Called “a national treasure” by L.A. Weekly, band’s
latest arrives Sept. 10th. Hear
catchy new single “Meg” via The A.V. Club now.
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The Black
Watch (clockwise from upper left):
John Andrew Fredrick, Steven Schayer, Rick Woodard, Chris Rackard. Photo
Credit: Steve Keros.
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“L.A. has
not produced a band as capable of both My Bloody Valentine miasma and Nick Drake quietness.” — Andy Gill,
Gang of Four
Referred to as “a national treasure” by the L.A. Weekly, the Los Angeles-based
veteran indie pop band The Black Watch
formed in the late 1980’s and has released “17-and-counting CDs of remarkable
consistency” in that time, according to the paper. With all of that work and time behind
frontman, John Andrew Frederick, the
songwriter might have decided by now to spend a bit more time playing ping-pong
or with his set of official Andy
Partridge toy soldiers. Not so.
After a relatively short three-year break between albums, The Black Watch (now featuring ex-The Chills member, Steven Schayer) returns on September
10th with a new release The End of When, accompanied by a
second CD collecting some of the band’s best and brightest tunes from its
catalog.
The lead single from the new album is “Meg,” (streaming
now via The
A.V. Club) which Frederick
describes as “revolving around the singer’s appreciation of a woman’s
uniqueness and beauty and how he goes all ‘ice cream inside’ when he thinks of
her looking at him ‘green-eyed-shyly’ through ‘imperfect bangs.’”
The End of When is the first release for Austin’s Pop
Culture Press Records, an offshoot of the well-respected indie zine of the
same name. Members of The Black Watch
are available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information, guest
list needs, etc.
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The Black Watch
The End of When
(Pop Culture Press, Sept. 10th)
Disc 1 (The End of When)
01. I Don't Feel The Same
03. Hardly Nothing Never Ending
04. Oh Oh
05. Sum
06. Always Honey
07. The End of When
08. Of Lovely Surprises
09. The Spare Side
10. A Pleasing Dream / That's You and Me All Over
11. Unlistening
Disc 2 (Best of Collection)
01. How Much About Love
02. Emily, Are You Sleeping?
03. Like In The Movies
04. Kinda Sorta
05. On Another Plane (Scott Campbell Remix)
06. Come Inside
07. Quasi Stellar Radio Source
08. Williamsburg
09. Innercity Garden
10. All These Shivers
11. Tear The Sky
12. The Wrong People
13. Caroline
14. Christopher Smart
15. Whatever You Need
16. The Tennis Playing Poet Roethke Said
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The Black Watch Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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