Seraphina Lotkhamnga on September 24th, 2012

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The last time we heard from John Isaac Watters, he was releasing new music as part of the band Coyol, whom we introduced back in April 2011. But Watters has gone back to focusing on solo material, and now he offers a follow-up to 2010’s “Parachute Tramps” with the album “Casas.” In new songs such as “Houses Filled with Light,” minimalistic instrumentation delicately riffs in the verses until Watter’s well-known strong vibrato rings out during the Southwestern-flavored chorus. The track’s video similarly follows the same bursting path as spray paint cans placed in front of blank canvases are shot through with AK-47s and handguns. Filmed in slow-motion, a series of paintings are created in the midst of the nature in Arizona. The ammunition matches the intensity of the music and the results – which can all be seen here – hold as much beauty as his rustic arrangements.

||| Stream: “Casas” in its entirety at Bandcamp.