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Premiere: LA’s the black watch exclusively unveil new stand alone single ‘There Are Solutions to Each & Every Problem’ ahead of new album in early 2026.

We are honoured to premiere the new stand alone Christmas single from those iconic dream pop exponents the black watch, the band headed by multi-talented John Andrew Frederick. This follows the…

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Album Review: the black watch releases the magnificent double album ‘For All The World’.

Spanning 21 luminescent tracks, the new double album ‘For All The World’ is a magnificent journey through the fertile imagination of John Andrew Frederick and his band the black watch.…

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News: ‘Achilles Past’ – the black watch announce new double album ‘For All The World’ with the über cool single ‘Achilles Past’.

John Andrew Frederick, the genius behind the iconic dream pop exponents the black watch, manages to match a preternatural prolificacy in the sheer volume of his songwriting with an accompanied…

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Album Review: the black watch take us on an enticing sonic excursion through their ‘Weird Rooms’.

LA band the black watch are a veritable institution. Their albums have a sparkle and a sense of yearning that permeates every note and every song is a stadium filling…

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Album Review: the black watch unveil the anthemic indie pop epic ‘Future Strangers’: a glorious album filled with a dream pop psychedelic glow.

Los Angeles indie pop icons the black watch are about to release their 21st album ‘Future Strangers’ and it is a testimony as to why this band has become such…

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