The Black Watch Might Be Signaling the Beginning of Their End
With Weird Rooms, John Andrew Fredrick and the Black Watch are at the late height of their powers and perhaps the end of their life as a group.
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Out of My Tree: An Interview with the Black Watch’s John Andrew Fredrick
The Black Watch’s John Andrew Fredrick: “I never wanted to be famous. I never wanted to be rich. I’ve succeeded in never being either one of those. I’m a rousing success!”
The Black Watch Mate Britpop Melancholy with California Brightness on ‘Future Strangers’
The Black Watch’s Future Strangers is a collection of Britpop-influenced love-and-loss songs that abound in buoyant musical assurance and well-honed craft.
The Black Watch Make ‘Magic Johnson’ the King of America
Many of the songs on the Black Watch's Magic Johnson explicitly deal with the trope of insanity, a staple of late '60s / early '70s music that declared that the only sane response to living in an insane world was to be crazy.
The Black Watch Gets Cheeky With “Oh You Little Witch” (premiere)
John Andrew Frederick (a.k.a. the black watch) returns with tastefully-crafted EP brimming with trademark wit and wisdom.
The Black Watch: The Gospel According to John
The Gospel According to John preaches assertive vocals over intense guitars.
The Black Watch – “Pershing/Harvard Square” (audio) (premiere)
The long-running California indie band are back with their 13th album.