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the black watch : after the gold room EP
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Andy Gill of Gang of Four and The Independent UK says: "With a vocal style that rivals Robert Smith, tbw have in singer/songwriter John Andrew Fredrick an artist capable of both My Bloody Valentine miasma and Nick Drake quietness."
Genre: Rock: Psychedelic
Release Date: 2008
after the gold room EP Record Label: the eskimo record label
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
strawberry girl 2:29 Album Only
on another plane (scott campbell remix) 3:08 Album Only
the things i never said 3:29 Album Only
one for the republicans 2:42 Album Only
quartz pink cloud (radio edit) 4:20 Album Only
when Lauren first opened 2:51 Album Only
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the black watch, formed in Santa Barbara in the late '80s, has more ink than a small town phonebook: they've been favorably compared to My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, The Beatles, and New Order. This is their 14th CD. Now joined by Steven Schayer (ex-The Chills--yes, them, the New Zealand legends) on lead guitar, tbw are more psychedelic, more melodic, more powerful than ever. Trouser Press just gave the band an entry--and a mighty fine one it is, calling this Los Angeles indie pop stalwart group "The most criminally underappreciated guitar band in America or the UK."

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