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MojoThe Watsons' approach is softer, and more affecting, than wry, tack-sharp Lewis. [Aug 2008, p.114]
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Fire Songs proves the Watson Twins are a strong songwriting team, and one that has earned its time in the spotlight.
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Their wispy, diaphanous reworking of The Cure’s 'Just Like Heaven' suggests the Watson formula could travel far.
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The songs hold sorrow and longing, keeping self-pity in check with serene grace.
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The Path of Slow has led countless down-tempo electronica acts into the dead-end of dinner music. But when slow works, it can be voluptuously pleasurable, as the Watson Twins show on their lovely full-length debut.
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Their vocals can occasionally become a bit limiting--as on the anemic 'Waves'--and there's not much in the way of hooks to catch the ears of those who aren't already listening carefully, but those paying attention should find plenty to latch on to.
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FilterFor those who grew acquainted to the sounds of the Twins when they helped turn Jenny Lewis' more-or-less first solo effort into an artistic coup de grace, you will rejoice with the mix of sunshine and crunch on Fire Songs. [Spring 2008, p.105]
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Watson Twins' first proper album, but Fire Songs at once confirms the promise of their earlier EP and their work with Jenny Lewis while staking out a stronger and more complex identity of their own, and hopefully it's the first of several personal and compelling albums from the siblings.
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Under The RadarFire Songs is subtle with its innovations, but it proves The Watson Twins are a creative force far greater than their alt-country notoriety suggests. [Summer 2008]