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The BLACK WATCH – ” Brilliant Failures “

Posted: May 9, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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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.

John Andrew Fredrick writes the dreamiest pop songs this side of My Bloody Valentine–with just the right amount of six string freakout and Beatlesque harmony.  An L.A. treasure!”–Pop Matters

“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

Band Members
john andrew fredrick–guitars, vocals; rick woodard–drums; chris rackard–bass; andy creighton–lead guitar

“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!

The BLACK WATCH – ” The Gospel According To John “

Posted: June 7, 2017 in MUSIC
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There’s an interesting mix going on with Los Angeles quartet The Black Watch. On the one hand their new single ‘Way Strange World’ starts out with a indie rock  sound . On the other hand, their vocalist John Andrew Fredrick brings a gravity and intensity to thier sound.

As bouncy as the track gets, it never loses an essential depth that keeps the track on the earnest straight and narrow. This is mirrored in the music video, which with its sepia tone and faux Super 8 appearance creates a nostalgic and emotional counterpoint to the song.

Leading the band is the multi faceted and talented John Andrew Fredrick. Spending his time making music, writing books, working as a university English lecturer, playing tennis and painting, Fredrick is a real paragon of creativity. When I saw he writes books I don’t just mean for the laugh either. His new novel Your Caius Aquilla was released on April 11th and his first non-fiction title Fucking Innocent: The Early Films of Wes Anderson is set to be released on July 11th.

“The response to the new LP has been overwhelming, to say the least, especially considering we had quite modest expectations going in to the studio and a very casual approach to recording it,” notes John Andrew Fredrick. “I imagine its significance has to do with the astonishing guitar work of new lead guitarist Andy Creighton, and my incapability of stopping writing indie pop songs, despite the fact that all last year all I did was listen to classical!”

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