Anybody’s who’s paid even a smidgen of attention to the indie rock world over the past couple of decades knows the band The Black Watch, who have issued scores of uniformly excellent records over the years. GoHERE to read a review of 2011’s Led Zeppelin Five and HERE for one of 2013’s The End of… Continue reading Black Watch at Blurt
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Black Watch at Nooga
Longevity is a luxury for most bands. But for Los Angeles outfit The Black Watch, it’s become something of a habit. They’re on their 18th release and show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Owing a large debt to the sounds of classic jangle pop and indie rock of the early ’90s, the band… Continue reading Black Watch at Nooga
Black Watch at Snilch Report
The Black Watch began in 1987, the brainchild of primary songwriter and frontman John Andrew Fredrick. The band history until 2011 is detailedhere; their 2013 album was my favorite of that year. This interview took place over email in January 2015 into February. The Snilch Report: I just listened to the album [2014’s sugarplum fairy, sugarplum… Continue reading Black Watch at Snilch Report
Black Watch at Examiner
The Black Watch is a long standing labor of love for John Andrew Fredrick. He has consistently churned out quality lo-fi music for god knows how long while building a devout legion of fans in the process. Hanging out below mainstream music’s radar has become Frederick’s home as he treats listeners to songs that fit… Continue reading Black Watch at Examiner
Black Watch / Mind Brains at Big Takeover
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Black Watch at Big Takeover
After the departure of six-year guitarist/vocalist, Steven Schayer (The Chills), The Black Watch’s mainstay, John Andrew Fredrick went into a studio with drummer Luke Adams to make an album almost entirely by himself. Sugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy is so memorably melodic, yet enthusiastically noisy. Buried beneath Fredrick’s brilliant pop stories rests an undercurrent of distortion,… Continue reading Black Watch at Big Takeover
Black Watch at When You Motor Away
The Black Watch is a long-standing cult band founded by John Andrew Fredrick in the late ’80s. They have released a number of LPs with various line-ups. The one constant is Fredrick — singer, songwriter and, forSugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy, the sole musician for all instruments other than drums. I confess to being thoroughly impressed by… Continue reading Black Watch at When You Motor Away
Eureka California / Black Watch / Primitives at The POP! Stereo
18) The Black Watch – Sugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy These guys have been kicking around forever. They’ve never really gotten the respect they deserve but over the course of their career have been fairly consistent when it comes to producing very good pseudo-noise pop with an 80’s British pop feel. Sugarplum Fairy, Sugarplum Fairy is… Continue reading Eureka California / Black Watch / Primitives at The POP! Stereo
Black Watch at Stereo Embers
Here’s a question: is it preferable, in terms of consistent quality, for a hyper-prolific ‘cult’ band to stay that way, to maintain that staunch underground status rather than cross over into the broader spotlight? Though it shall remain an open question bandied about mostly by critics and geeks (as if there’s a difference), there’s nonetheless,… Continue reading Black Watch at Stereo Embers
Black Watch at Slug Magazine
For their impressive 18th release, the LA-based indie group The Black Watch put together a collection of earnest songs that seem to both expand and contain the audible emotional complexity of their primary songwriter, John Andrew Frederick. The album title is a nod an outtake gem found in The Beatles’ “A Day in the Life,”… Continue reading Black Watch at Slug Magazine