Doby Watson – Twenty Two

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It’s been said that the bone dry dirges of Doby Watson’s Twenty Two were inspired from the cornering crises of Watson’s own twenty-second year. But these intimate memories are much less the balladry of a suburban cowboy and more the disturbing moans of someone, anyone caught in the nightmare of the past. XXII nevertheless locates a point at the end of Watson’s youth, where his soft, contoured reflection in the mirror seems to have suddenly shattered under some enormous weight. What exactly Watson lost is never clear, but some grotesque fate robbed it from him and blindsided him into a confession of loneliness and despair. The songs of XXII recount in broad lyrical strokes the grueling salvaging process of Watson’s fragmented yet vivid musical identity.

Doby Watson – Twenty Two

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This entry was written by Kent Szlauderbach, posted on December 1, 2009 at 5:17 pm, filed under New Music and tagged , , , . Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.