Lewis Watson’s Debut Full-Length The Morning Out Today
Album Has Already Hit #3 (Standard) and #4 (Deluxe) on iTunes’ Singer/Songwriter Chart
Today marks the US release of Lewis Watson’s long-awaited debut album The Morning. 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. The fan response is palpable, as The Morning has already rocketed to #3 (standard) and #4 (deluxe) on the iTunes Singer/ Songwriter chart. Having previously unveiled The Morning album cuts “Halo” and “Stay” plus the chilling “Stay” Alice In Wonderland-esque accompanying video, Watson now gives us a chance to hear the album streaming in full @ Billboard. He has also put together a “track by track vid” so that we can find out more about each song on The Morning!
Photo by Andrew Whitton
He has also announced a full North American tour in support of the record, which will take him & his captivating live show to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, the Bowery Ballroom in NYC, and more! Watson quickly become renowned for his charismatic stage presence & knack for genuinely engaging his audience, nearly all of whom remain enamored and faithful fans.
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 too 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 Watson’s EPs to date have hit the Top 10 at iTunes, each building upon the sales of the previous release. Meanwhile, his online following grows more phenomenal by the day: 6.3 million YouTube plays, 100,000 “Likes” on Facebook, 5 million streams at Spotify, and 70,000 followers on Twitter.
“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
Photo courtesy of a “regram from the giant @ramusic88″
Full North American Tour Dates
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
Listen to “Wide Eyes” (Local Natives Cover)
Colchester Arts Centre, photo by Josh Shinner, www.joshshinner.com
