John Andrew Fredrick has written and released seventeen The Black Watch albums of quality indie rock since the Los Angeles band’s inception in 1988. For this record Fredrick had the idea of letting producer-friends Scott Campbell, Rob Campanella, and Andy Creighton be his band and record the album. “I have had, I think, too much control, musically speaking, in the past.’ Fredrick says, “And the thought of experimenting this way was really thrilling.” The result may have yielded TBW’s best album in years. The title track of the 18th album by the black watch from Los Angeles, this has all the ingredients of a hit single accompanied by the fantastic video made by Ian Holmes.
The song is released on Jan 28th 2020 and the album “Brilliant Failures” will see its release as limited vinyl editions, CD and digital on March 27th 2020.
“A band that melds shoegaze, post-punk and jangle-pop in a masterly way.”–LA Buzz Bands
“It’s astonishing that a band as concerned with quality control as California’s the black watch could go for this long with the following the size of a kitchen sponge. They are a literary/melodic marvel–a real treasure, for more than those who merely seek out obscure pop bands who started in the late 80s.”–Trouser Press
“Brilliant Failures” is the title of the new record and it is out this Friday, March 27th 2020 on A Turntable Friend Records. Highly recommend checking this one out!
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