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Chandra and Leigh Watson, identical twin
sisters, were raised in the sprawling southern city
of Louisville, Kentucky. As children they began singing
in the church choir and it was there they discovered
a passion for music and an innate ability to harmonize.
In 1997, The Watson Twins pulled up stakes and
moved from Louisville across the country to Los Angeles.
They found their place in the music scene of Silverlake;
a neighborhood that cultivated artists such as Beck,
Elliot Smith, Silversun Pickups, Rilo
Kiley and more. It wasn't long before The Watson
Twins found a circle of "like minded" musicians
and formed Slydell, a popular band in the local
music scene. In 2006, Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley)
and The Watson Twins released Rabbit Fur Coat;
This was the first most of the world got the chance
to experience the Watson Twins.
The Watson Twins' debut full-length, Fire Songs,
was recorded in September 2007 at Everest Analog Recorders
and New Monkey Studios, both in Los Angeles. The unique
approach by producers Russell Pollard (Sebadoh,
Folk Implosion, Alaska) and J. Soda
(Slydell, Everest), called for an
all-analog recording, ultimately capturing The Watson
Twins' raw vocals on songs like "How Am I To Be",
"Map To Where You Are" and a cover of The
Cure's "Just Like Heaven." Gaining fans
in the indie-rock, folk and alternative-country music
scenes, The Watson Twins - whose visual presence equals
their vocal presence - can't be easily categorized.
Their music is an evocative approach to warm, familiar
sounds, which intrigue and enchant.
So listen to some samples below and then register to
win:
 One
Grand Prize winner will receive:
-autographed Watson Twins Fire
Songs CD
A couple runners up will receive:
- Watson Twins Fire Songs CD
"Sky Open
Up" audio
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I To Be" audio
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