Indie Spoonful announces Austin, Texas husband and wife duo The Watters as the   
   2016 Indie Spoonful "Best Dose of Indie Music" Award winners. Their latest   
   album, 'Great Unknown,' features a 9-piece band, including a full horn section.   
      
   Young schoolmates turned band-mates turned soul-mates, the duo have been   
   playing music together for eleven years and have collaborated on six albums,   
   sharing an authentic, amazing musical connection. Influenced by artists such   
   as Fleetwood Mac, Tedeschi    
   Trucks Band, Dr. Dog, My Morning Jacket and The Beatles, The Watters album   
   'Great Unknown' is soon to be known as - great.   
      
   The CD opens with the title track 'Great Unknown' which comes straight out of   
   the gate with a wonderful groove on trumpet, sax and trombone. Jenna's voice   
   enters, subdued and soulful, as she sings the killer first line, "You are   
   pulsing in my marrow."    
   Her voice has a clarity of tone that is striking.   
      
   Combined with the lower register of Daniels voice, the duo capture an   
   old-school meets new school Americana-folk-rock-soul sound that is unique. The   
   song's message is about letting life unfold as every moment has it's time and   
   place. The chorus has a    
   fantastic, feel-good vibe. "The world as you know it is changing every moment.   
   Time can't be bought or sold. Every single soul, every creature every stone   
   has a place in this great unknown." The Watters know how to write the kind of   
   melodies and hooks    
   that sink in and resonate.   
      
   Up next is "Realty" with Daniel taking the leads on vocals. The tune has a   
   funky, melodic guitar riff that nicely ties everything together. The Watters   
   have a great sense of rhythm that hints at 60's soul and jazz. Almost three   
   minutes into the song    
   there's a sweet slide guitar solo.   
      
   The third track on the album, "Bad Dreams" is my favorite and Jenna shines.   
   "Bad Dreams" opens with a laid back 6/8 groove and a folk-violin solo that has   
   a rich, vaguely Eastern phrasing that is gorgeous. "I twist and I turn holding   
   the wall. It's gonna    
   fall. Building me up, breaking me down, down to the ground. Dreams were   
   forgotten and I'm walking in my sleep." Jenna's delivery is very moving. The   
   recording, production and mix on each cut are very well-done.   
      
   Another favorite track is "Ebb and Flow." Throughout the album, The Watters   
   present lyrics that reflect and observe with insight and sincerity, making for   
   a poignant impact."The world has a way of giving and taking away. It's a game   
   that we play. The    
   rules are changing everyday..." Their lyrics are not about fear of the   
   unknown, but rather about letting go of control and finding beauty in life's   
   uncertainties.   
      
   Sure to be a crowd favorite that will get folks swaying and smiling is the   
   song " Johnny Applesead" sung by Daniel and joined by Jenna on the chorus.   
   This song is completely infectious. The melody is fun and memorable and the   
   guitar and horn solos, as    
   always, are tasteful and spot on musically. "We roll all over the country.   
   Johnny Appleseed. Oh were fresh out of money. Hmmm, we got what we need,   
   yeah." You can't help but want to roll all over the county with them.   
      
   The last song on the album is "Bright Side." This mellow and beautiful song is   
   a soul-stopping shivers-up your arms kind of song. "There will always be a   
   bright side as we circle round the sun."   
      
   In 2015, The Watters left Nashville to relocate to Austin, Texas which took an   
   enormous leap of faith. The duo re-branded from a folk band called "The Oak   
   Creek Band" and changed their name to 'The Watters.' The results of this   
   transition can be heard in    
   'Great Unknown' which presents the tried and true musicianship of a couple who   
   have played together since high-school.   
      
   Daniel and Jenna Watters have delivered an exceptional collections of songs   
   with guts and soul, meaning and message, and above all else great   
   musicianship. With 'Great Unknown' The Watters prove what their fans have   
   'known' all along - that their great    
   songwriting and musicianship will always rise and grow whether they are in   
   Nashville, Denver, Austin or any other part of the country, because The   
   Watters have a universal appeal that they can take anywhere they want to go.   
      
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