Emerging Artist: Lewis Watson

Lewis Watson

To make a judgement regarding Lewis Watson, purely on his youthful appearance and messy 
'boy-band' hair, would be one of great naivety.

Armed with just an acoustic guitar, Watson defies the stereotyped youthful exuberance and creates music of love and passion through his melancholic tunes. On a career seemingly based on his already-achieved internet success, this young artist appears to have a golden future ahead of him. Comparisons can be drawn with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Benjamin Francis Leftwich due to their mutual soft voices and simple acoustic tracks. Watson has also been known to share the stage with other singer-songwriters all hailing from Oxfordshire, England. Watson recently headlined a BBC Introducing Oxford show for the first time, having previously performed further down the pecking order. Furthermore, Watson's popularity and already-impressive fanbase is set to grow yet again, as he is scheduled to support Birdy on her tour of Australia in April 2013. 

A personal favourite track to be released by Lewis Watson is titled 'Sink or Swim'. His strong voice, acoustic guitar and melodic backing vocals all combine to create a truly beautiful and charming song. Watson's early tracks provide strong evidence of the talent that lays within, and of the bright spotlight that might just be around the corner.