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Jupiter Watts

About Me

Jupiter Watts came together in late 2001, bonding over a shared love for noisy guitar pop songs played at high volume. Not long after forming, the Atlanta quartet recorded its debut, short wave signals and false alarms, which was released in early 2003 to critical praise in publications both local and national. Reflecting the band's diverse musical vocabulary, critics likened the group to sources as disparate as the Jesus & Mary Chain, the Pixies, and the Rolling Stones. In April 2005, Jupiter Watts released their second full-length recording, Let It Lie, on which the band slowed the tempos and expanded its musical palette. Bassist/keyboardist Jared Welsh and drummer Kevin Wallace joined the band in late 2005, and the sound has continued to grow and refract, shooting sparks over here while casting ambient light over there. They recorded their self-titled third album during the summer and fall of 2006 with Athens, Georgia-based producer David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction Studios. "Jupiter Watts" is their most fully-realized project to date, at times organic, at times synthetic, at times melodious, at times dissonant. The threads that tie it all together are the hooks that peek out at the most unexpected places, along with the sure-footed vocal harmonies of James Trigg and Ramon Wals, which aim to soften even the most beastly dins. Atlanta-based indie label Two Sheds Music -- home to such acts as Hot Young Priest, Silent Kids, Ultrababyfat, and Blake Rainey -- released the new album in April '07.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/04/2005
Band Website: www.thejupiterwatts.com
Band Members: Ramon Wals - gtr/vox; James Trigg - gtr/vox; Jared Welsh - bass/keys; Kevin Wallace - drums; Clay Fowler - keys/horns/etc.
Influences: ping pong, yo la tengo, scratch perry, television, nick drake, marxist philosphy, cicadian rhythms, sonic youth, primitons, egg shakers, richard thompson, the who, radiohead, steve buscemi, fyodor dostoyevsky, yeats, gene simmons, burritos. and coffee. especially coffee.
Sounds Like: your favorite band!
Record Label: Two Sheds Music (www.2sheds.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

video. audio. bloggery. geekery.

we are in the process of recording new material, and you, dear reader, can gauge the progress of the project by visiting our blog at jupiterwatts.blogspot.com.there's some audio, some video and, for t...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:23:00 GMT

snow. show.

our first performance since last may was a snowy affair, soft slow music against a fluffy white backdrop as the flakes descended on flat shoals avenue outside the earl's panoramic front window. the n...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:12:00 GMT

new sounds

Hey kids, we got some new sounds posted at the Jupiter Watts blog, space_transmissions. Check it.
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:21:00 GMT

we’ve been blogged

Two of Atlanta's fine intrepid music websites attended our recent Dunch show at the Earl. And they've got the pictures to prove it. Check out the Evil Sponge review of the show and also take a look ...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:50:00 GMT

space transmissions

Hey kids, we have a new blog site where we're posting random musings and lots of instrumental/experimental/developmental stuff that we're recording at our practice space. Check it out RIGHT HERE.
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:10:00 GMT

evel knievel

The good people at the Evil Sponge blog recently saw fit to include our self-titled album among the top releases of 2007, and also listed our "Sonic Musings in Space" show at a cappella books as one o...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:15:00 GMT

covered by the hillside

We were thrilled to learn that the excellent ATL music blog It Covers the Hillsides listed our song "Travel Without A Sound" as one of its top tracks of 2007. Read about it here: Hillsides Top Tracks...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:24:00 GMT

UK Blog Love

We were tickled to learn that the UK-based music blog "Just Gimme Indie Rock" listed "Nothing At All" among its Top Tracks of 2007.  You can read the full list at this link:  http://justgimmeindierock...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:38:00 GMT

everlasting gobstoppers and jupiter watts

The excellent Philadelphia-based music zine Wonka Vision had some nice words to say about our most recent release.  Read the review here.  Thank you Wonka Vision!
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:57:00 GMT

iTunes, eMusic, eTc.

Our latest album, Jupiter Watts, is now available for download on iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, Audio Lunchbox, and a bunch of other digital download sites.  Check it!!!  You can also buy the&n...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:37:00 GMT