Wellington-based blues artist Darren Watson is releasing his new single, ‘Man in the Sky’, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. The original soul-blues track, recorded and produced at Watson’s own Lamington Recording Studio in Pōneke, dives into .
Press Release – Recorded Music NZ
Darren Watson and
You, Me, Everybody have claimed their first Tūī finalist nominations for Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist alongside past Tūī winner and finalist
Tattletale Saints.
Darren Watson
Watson has had quite the 35-year journey from fresh faced front-person of popular 80s rhythm and blues showband Chicago Smoke Shop to politically engaged folk-blues artist.
The Pōneke-based musician’s latest album
Getting Sober For The End Of The World was a labour of love recorded mostly in his lounge, then mixed with care in a nearby bedroom.
Despite its humble origins it has been universally praised by fellow artists and critics alike since its release in September 2020, earning a nod for 2021 Best Folk Artist.
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 9:36 am
Darren Watson and
You, Me,
Everybody have claimed their first Tūī finalist
nominations for Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist
alongside past Tūī winner and finalist
Tattletale
Saints.
Darren Watson
Watson has had
quite the 35-year journey from fresh faced front-person of
popular 80s rhythm and blues showband Chicago Smoke Shop to
politically engaged folk-blues artist.
The
Pōneke-based musician’s latest album
Getting Sober For
The End Of The World was a labour of love recorded
mostly in his lounge, then mixed with care in a nearby
bedroom.
Despite its humble origins it has been