• New blog posting

Check out the blog "Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It?" to hear our song “Old Ways” from the new album, find out why our record is titled Fire Songs, how poodle skirts fit in to our past, insight in to the sound for this record and our how Ms. Jenny Lewis left an imprint in our musical history!

• Watson Twins live on Minnesota Public Radio
The Watson Twins recently played live on MPR. Check out an archive of the performance here.

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• The Watson Twins sign to Vanguard Records!

> "FIRE SONGS" TO BE RELEASED ON THE HISTORIC LABEL DUE JUNE 24 2008

> PERFORMING NEW SONGS FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM AT SXSW

"Our influences as singers and songwriters are the historic sounds of Vanguard Records... a label steeped in Folk, Country, Jazz and Blues. It just seemed like the perfect fit and we are so honored to be working with them on our debut full length 'Fire Songs'."
-The Watson Twins

Vanguard Records, a label that in it's 50+ year history has been home to Doc Watson, Levon Helm, Mindy Smith, John Fahey and Joan Baez amongst others, has announced the signing of The Watson Twins. Identical twins Chandra and Leigh Watson, veterans of the contemporary folk rock scene in Los Angles will release "Fire Songs", their label debut full length. The twins are akin to various scenes such as indie rock, new folk, alt country/Americana and cannot be neatly categorized into one.

The Kentucky-born duo count folk, gospel, blues and country as early influences. The album was produced by Russell Pollard and J. Soda (members from various incarnations of Sebadoh, Earlimart, Everest, and Folk Implosion) and is the follow up to the Watson Twins 2006 self-released and critically acclaimed "Southern Manners" EP.

The graceful country soul and haunting vocals that the twins brought to Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twin's "Rabbit Fur Coat" was highlighted by a world tour that touched everywhere from Holland to Japan and saw them gracing the stages of various late night television shows hosted by those such as Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Craig Kilbourn. Last year saw the Watson Twins sell out the venerable Getty Center in Los Angeles and perform at SXSW, Bumbershoot, Camper Campout and Pop Montreal festivals. Their song "Time of My Life" was featured on the ABC program Grey's Anatomy while they also created the original music for director Foria Sigismondi's film "Postmortem Bliss".

"Southern Manners" showcased the Watson Twins pristine vocal harmonies against stunning reverb dirges and melodic country on a much-coveted Morning Becomes Eclectic session on KCRW as well as receiving critical acclaim from Billboard, NME, Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly among others.

> SXSW APPEARANCES:

Friday, March 14 9pm-Buffalo Billiards 201 East 6th Street (across from the Driskill hotel)

Saturday, March 15 4:30 pm- open party at Home Slice Pizza 1415 South Congress (FREE)

> TRACK LISTING FOR FIRE SONGS LP:

1. How Am I To Be
2. Lady Love Me
3. Fall
4. Just Like Heaven
5. Map To Where You Are
6. Dig A Little Deeper
7. Sky Open Up
8. Bar Woman Blues
9. Only You
10. Old Ways
11. Waves

• Women artists cover Neil Young for Charity

VARIOUS ARTISTS
Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity
DOUBLE-CD (21 songs)
To be released on American Laundry Records
Release date: February 2008

Pre-order with early shipping available now. Tanya Donelly, Britta Phillips, Lori McKenna, Jill Sobule with John Doe, Elk City, Veruca Salt, Kristin Hersh, Josie Cotton, The Watson Twins, and Julie Peel are just some of the outstanding artists covering Neil Young's most popular songs for charity on this Double-CD.

All proceeds from this benefit record go to Casting for Recovery in loving memory of Norine Spadaro (American Laundry Records' Founder Joe Spadaro's mother). Casting For Recovery is a national non-profit support and educational program for women who have or have had breast cancer. Casting for Recovery provides an opportunity for women whose lives have been profoundly affected by the disease to gather in a beautiful, natural setting and learn fly-fishing, "a sport for life." The weekend retreats incorporate counseling, educational services and the sport of fly-fishing to promote mental and physical healing.

The official release date is in Feb 2008 but you can pre-order now and receive your copy in December.

Pre-order link and more details can be found here.

Track listing includes:

CD 1
1. Heart Of Gold - Tanya Donelly
2. I Am A Child - Britta Phillips (Luna)
3. Comes A Time - Kate York
4. The Needle And The Damage Done - Lori McKenna
5. Down By The River - Jill Sobule with John Doe
6. Burned - Veruca Salt
7. Cowgirl In The Sand - Josie Cotton
8. A Man Needs A Maid - Dala
9. Ohio - Darcie Miner
10. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Carmen Townsend

CD 2
1. Cinnamon Girl - Euro Trash Girl
2. I Believe In You - Julie Peel
3. Tell Me Why - Luff
4. Ohio - Dala
5. Helpless - Elk City
6. Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Amilia K. Spicer
7. Sugar Mountain - Louise Post
8. Powderfinger - The Watson Twins
9. Like A Hurricane - Kristin Hersh
10. Old Man - Cindy Wheeler (Caulfield Sisters)
11. Walk On - Heidi Gluck (Some Girls)

Click for more information:
www.alr-music.com
www.myspace.com/americanlaundromat

• "Southern Manners" available at iTunes around the world!
Check it...Watson Twins "Southern Manners" was just added to itunes in...
CANADA!! EUROPEAN UNION!! UNITED KINGDOM!! and JAPAN!!!
So for all you folks around the world who have been itchin' to get Watson Twins "Southern Manners" but didn't want to pay for the shipping costs... things just got a whole lot easier.

• The Watson Twins on KCRW - "Morning Becomes Eclectic"
Check out an archived stream of The Watson Twins live appearance on KCRW FM's Click here : kcrw.com

• "Time of My Life" featured on GREY'S ANATOMY!
The Watson Twins track "Time of My Life" was featured in an episode of the Golden Globe/Emmy Award-winning ABC hit show "Grey's Anatomy." You can purchase it now on iTunes:
The Watson Twins - Southern Manners - Time of My Life

• LA Weekly feature article
Check out a feature article on The Watson Twins from the LA Weekly.