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Fromthing Somethat, the tongue-twister title of legendary L.A. dreampop/indiepop foursome, The Black Watch's nineteenth LP, comes from a mistake front man John Andrew Fredrick made whilst singing a line from the song InchThe Lonesome Death of Mary Hansen.Inch Cleverly self-effacing album titles have been a part of this serious band's aesthetic ever since 2011's well-received Led Zeppelin Five (along with such titles as InchJiggery-PokeryInch, InchAfter the Gold RoomInch, InchThe Gospel According To JohnInch, and InchMagic JohnsonInch). This record hops, skips, and jumps from dreamy-floaty (the opening number, InchSt Fair Isle SweaterInch) to dance-y (the almost-disco of InchThe Nothing That IsInch) to majestic (InchAll I Know (Is That the Moon is Beautiful)Inch to dark/ominous (InchDrip, Drip, DripInch) and back again to dreamlike (InchFor Always Then To KeepInch and the soaring closing lullaby InchI'm Not Hung UpInch). And yet it's all of a piece-a record that perhaps sounds like every 60's, 80's, or 90's guitar band you've ever loved and, well, unmistakably a The Black Watch record. Album Tracks 1. Saint Fair Isle Sweater 2. The Nothing That Is 3. The Lonesome Death of Mary Hansen 4. Green Stars, Clouds Departing 5. Drip, Drip, Drip 6. All I Know (Is That the Moon Is Beautiful) 7. Such Like Friendly Demons 8. The Haves & Nots 9. For Always Then to Keep 10. I'm Not Hung Up
