Ben Watt

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Ben Watt / 'Spring' (a short film by David Vespremi)

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Ben Watt is very happy to announce tour dates for North America. He will be performing solo accompanied by friend, album-collaborator and perhaps the finest lead guitarist of his generation, Bernard Butler (formerly of Suede). Expect new songs from 'Hendra' and some vintage gems.

June 11 New York / Joe's Pub

June 12 New York / Joe's Pub

June 13 Los Angeles / Echoplex

July 15 Philadelphia / Tin Angel

July 16 DC / Jammin' Java

July 17 Toronto / The Drake

July 18 Chicago / Old Town School of Folk Music

July 19 Minneapolis / Bryant Lake Bowl Theater

July 21 Seattle / Columbia City Theater

July 22 San Francisco / The Chapel

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Ben Watt - "Golden Ratio" (Live at WFUV)

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Ben Watt - Golden Ratio (Charles Webster Remix)

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15 Great Albums You Didn't Hear in 2014

Ben Watt has been making intimate, sophisticated pop music for three decades, most prominently with his wife Tracy Thorne in Everything But the Girl.

Though he's primarily been a dance music DJ since EBTG ended in 2000, his first solo album since 1983 is all about subtle guitar elegance and detailed lyrical explorations.

Watt collaborated with guitarist Bernard Butler of Suede and even got an unlikely hand from Pink Floyd's David Gilmour to create richly detailed songs that deal with muted revelation and shaky unburdenings.

In "Young Man's Game" a 49-year-old comes to terms with feeling to old to go clubbing, and in "The Levels" a man converses with a wife who's no longer with him. The music can evoke anything from Stereolab to country to mellow Seventies rock and the lyrics can touch on subjects from gun control to Romantic poetry, always with a subtlety that matches the music's slanted beauty. By Jon Dolan


Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/li...#ixzz3OjHYKRtt

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Ben Watt - 'Hendra'