Lewis Watson Drops Local Natives Cover w/ Refinery29, Debut LP Out 7/8 + Full Tour This Fall!
Shares “Wide Eyes” (Local Natives Cover)
Debut Full-Length The Morning Out July 8
+ Full N. American Tour This Fall
10/22: Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubador
10/23: San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
10/25: Evanston, IL @ SPACE
10/26: Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club
10/28: Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
10/29: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
10/30: Boston, MA @ Cafe 939
11/1: Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java
“Watson has a knack for Chris Martin-ian high drama, but this remix recasts his a cappella in a kaleidoscopic new light.” – SPIN
Lewis Watson knows how to make us feel an aching in our hearts with his quiet and gorgeously harmonized version of Local Natives’ “Wide Eyes.” – Refinery29
” …brings to mind the Avett Brothers, Fleet Foxes or his fellow Brits, Mumford & Sons.” – PAPER
“This elegant song [Even If] about mistrust and regret is a doozy, achingly lonely but levelheaded, and Mr. Watson sings it with a mature voice and a mildly mawkish earnestness.”
– The New York Times, Jon Caramanica
“There’s no doubt: Lewis Watson really is out of this world.” – NYLON
Lewis Watson is set to release his long-awaited debut album The Morning in the US on July 8th. Demonstrating his powers as a songwriter, these new songs take Lewis’ stripped-back, guitar-and-voice roots to a new level of richer, more textured soundscapes. Fans who pre-order The Morning will receive an instant grat download of new album tracks “Halo” and “Stay”.
Having previously unveiled The Morning album cut “Stay” & its chilling, Alice In Wonderland-esque accompanying video, Lewis has now shared his incredibly unique take on Local Natives’ “Wide Eyes.” The “Wide Eyes” (Local Natives cover) dropped with Refinery29, and is available here.
Lewis has also announced a full North American tour in support of the record, which will take him & his delightful live show to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, the Bowery Ballroom in NYC & more! He’s quickly become renowned for his charismatic stage presence & a knack for truly engaging his enamoured audience.
In 2012, Lewis self-released his debut EP It’s Got Four Sad Songs On It BTW after establishing a devoted online fan-base. It topped the iTunes singer-songwriter chart on the first day of release, outselling the likes of Adele, Madonna and Ed Sheeran in the process, and landed the then nineteen-year-old singer-songwriter a deal with Warner Bros. UK.
In addition to critical acclaim, all five of his EPs to date have hit the Top 10 at iTunes, each building upon the sales of the previous release. Meanwhile, his online following is phenomenal: 6.3 million YouTube plays; 100,000 ‘likes’ at Facebook; 5 million streams at Spotify; and 70,000 Twitter followers.
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