Talking To You, Talking To Me

The Watson Twins

Release Date: 8th Feb, 2010
Label: Team Love Records
Genre: Pop

A vocal duo made up of identical twins Chandra and Leigh Watson, these sisters have made a name performing with other artists, most notably Rilo Kiley vocalist Jenny Lewis. They have an easygoing, pleasant style that puts them at ease with their material, including ‘Harpeth River’, which has an air of 1960s spy-fiction about it. Other highlights here are ‘Midnight’ (which hints at Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ with its Hammond organ and light piano backing) and the up-tempo, Saint Etienne pop of ‘Savin’ You’. If you’re suffering ‘twin fatigue’ in the form of X-Factor botherers Jedward at the moment, you could do worse than let these two heavenly singers into your life.

Reviewed by Pete Muscutt

About The Artist

The Watson Twins

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The Watson Twins are an American musical group based in Los Angeles with country and folk influences. Named for identical twin sisters Chandra Watson and Leigh Watson, the band includes contributions from Aram Arslanian, Russ Pollard, Jason Soda, and Jenny Lewis (of Rilo Kiley). Chandra and Leigh were born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, but moved to Silverlake, California in the late 1990s, where they were founding members of and backup singers for local band Slydell. They also began writing their own music and performing with other musicians, including Orphan Train, Joe Firstman, Fairchild, and Rilo Kiley and their singer Jenny Lewis. In 2006 the Watson Twins released their debut EP, Southern Manners, almost simultaneously with Rabbit Fur Coat, their collaboration under the name Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins. The Watson Twins had previously been known as Black Swan before changing their name to accompany their album with Jenny Lewis.

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