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There seems to be a time theme going
on with the titles of your two albums,
The Morning
and
midnight
; what was
it about those times of the day that
spoke to you specifically?
LEWISWATSON:
The Morning
was called
The Morning for many reasons. [It was]
my first album, and the morning’s the first
part of the day. The main reason was that
the hidden track at the end of the album
was called
The Morning
. I just thought it
was just a nice way to work out the name
for the album.
This album is quite a contrast [to]
that album, I believe - its sound or the
lyrics - but the creation process behind
it was extremely different. This one was
self-funded and I did it in two and a half
weeks with my mates, in a room. The first
one was done over almost two years with
a lot of different people.
And, the secret track at the end of this
album is called
midnight
. It’s kind of like
a tip of the cap to my first record in that
respect, as well.
This album deals with similar themes
to the last, of love and loss, but
midnight
seems a little more upbeat.
How did the more buoyant feel come
about?
I think as a person, I’m just happier...
that certainly comes through in the
Superb English singer-songwriter LewisWatson has just this month
released his achingly emotional second album,
midnight
.We chatted
to the young mastermind to get his thoughts on the release’s lyrical
imagery, as well as filming 360 videos on sketchy roofs in East London.
Words:
Savannah Douglas