The Watson Twins are an American alternative country band based in Los Angeles, formed by identical twin sisters Chandra and Leigh Watson.

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The Watson Twins
Leigh and Chandra Watson, 2006
Background information
Born	(1975-03-17) March 17, 1975 (age 47)
Origin	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative country, indie folk
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Team Love Records Vanguard Records
Members	Chandra Watson Leigh Watson
Website	Official site

Biography

Chandra and Leigh were born on March 28, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. They attended the University of Evansville then moved to the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California in 1997, where they were founding members of Slydell. They also began writing their own music and performing with other local musicians.

In 2006, the Watson Twins released their debut EP, Southern Manners, simultaneously with Rabbit Fur Coat, their collaboration with singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis. Their album, Fire Songs, was released on June 24, 2008. On February 9, 2010, they released Talking To You, Talking To Me on Vanguard Records. The group again toured with Jenny Lewis' band, Nice As Fuck, in 2016.[1]

The group recorded a version of the Neil Young song "Powderfinger" for the American Laundromat Records compilation charity album titled Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity, released in February 2008. They also recorded a version of The Cure song "Just Like Heaven" for the first soundtrack album from the HBO TV series True Blood, released in 2009.

Discography

• Rabbit Fur Coat (2006) ("Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins")
• Southern Manners (2006)
• Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young for Charity (2008)
• Fire Songs (2008)
• Live at Fingerprints EP (2009)
• Talking To You, Talking To Me (2010)
• Night Covers - EP (2011)
• Pioneer Lane (2013)
• DUO (2018)

References

External links

• The Watson Twins official website
• The Watson Twins on MySpace
• Feature story on The Watson Twins at Country Standard Time
• Interview with The Watson Twins at StereoSubversion.com
• The Watson Twins at prefixmag.com
• PopWreck(oning) interview with Chandra Watson, Pt. I
• PopWreck(oning) interview with Chandra Watson, Pt. II

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