{"title":"Charles Watson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"yes","title":"YES","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon based songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Charles Watson announces his second album \u003ci\u003eYES\u003c\/i\u003e, released via Moshi Moshi Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile it might seem branching out with a solo album after a decade in a band would provide that clean start, in reality, more time must pass before the real change, movement and progress can occur. “With the last record (\u003ci\u003eNow That I’m a River,\u003c\/i\u003e 2018), I didn’t really know what I was doing - I just wanted to make something that felt like me,” reflects Charles, as he prepares to release his second solo album \u003ci\u003eYES\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut went major keys, swampy reverb, gloomy imagery and the kind of layered production which characterised \u003ci\u003eNow That I’m a River\u003c\/i\u003e. In their stead - lyrics of joy, minor keys, and a direct, stripped back approach Watson had always shied away from. “I think it’s about having the confidence to be myself,” he says. “The confidence to simplify things, to strip back where I would have added more, to be more direct.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, Watson was buoyed by the positivity directed at certain songs from \u003ci\u003eNow That I’m a River \u003c\/i\u003e- the title track, particularly. “I felt like I had been hiding for so long, behind reverb, behind certain effects and tricks, and that was a hang-up from when I was in Slow Club,” he explains. “And now, I’ve arrived at a place of not wanting to carry my insecurities on to a record. I want to project the purest form of what I want to say. I feel like I’ve come so far in the space of two albums and can already see I’m not the person I was when I was writing this album, just as I’m no longer the person I was when I made the first album. This record is the start of untangling all of those feelings and stepping forward.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside his solo career, Charles is known for his work as one half of the band Slow Club and as a member of the garage-rock super group The Surfing Magazines. In recent years Charles has worked as a composer, writing the music for acclaimed Netflix and Channel 4 production 'Feel Good' which led to the show's creator, Canadian comedian Mae Martin, becoming a fan. Charles has also recently composed the score for 'Youngstown', the forthcoming indie feature film from director Pete Ohs (Everything Beautiful is Far Away) due for release in late 2021. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moshi Moshi Records","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP","offer_id":50402360394059,"sku":"1141770","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402360557899,"sku":"1141958","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5779c5fb-6851-4e63-bfbd-34dd4e140061_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726542657"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/charles-watson.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}