Country Singer Aaron Watson's New Album Celebrates 11 Era-Defining Women

After 24 years in nation music, Aaron Watson is able to have a good time the numerous feminine artists who've influenced his profession each on-stage and on the file.

On Thursday, the Texas-based singer-songwriter unveiled the music video for “Seven 12 months Ache,” his rendition of Rosanne Money’s 1981 traditional, carried out as a chilling duet with fellow musician Jenna Paulette.

The monitor is the primary single off Watson’s forthcoming album “Cowl Woman,” on which he performs gender-swapped variations of songs by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and different girls who've impressed him.

Catch the music video for “Seven 12 months Ache” beneath.

“The lyrics are very poetic and so mysterious — that’s one thing I like personally as a author,” Watson informed HuffPost. “You already know one thing’s occurring, however you possibly can’t fairly put your finger on it. Rosanne, she knew what she was doing.”

Of his determination to file the track with Paulette, he added: “She’s an actual cowgirl making her model of nation music, and she or he works so onerous, [but] the very first thing I observed was her kindness. She’s received what it takes, and she or he loves it.”

The ten extra tracks on “Cowl Woman” symbolize an array of musical genres. Along with “Seven 12 months Ache,” Watson places his spin on The Pretenders’ “Again on the Chain Gang” and Woman Gaga’s “Million Causes.”

One of many songs Watson is especially excited for followers to listen to is “All By the Evening,” written by Jules Shear and made well-known by Cyndi Lauper, which he performs with Leigh Nash of the band Sixpence None the Richer. His 13-year-old daughter, Jolee Kate, joins him for a rendition of Taylor Swift’s “By no means Develop Up,” the album’s most private monitor.

Aaron Watson plans to release his 19th album, "Cover Girl," this fall.
Aaron Watson plans to launch his nineteenth album, "Cowl Woman," this fall.
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Watson made music historical past in 2015 when he grew to become the primary unbiased male artist to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Prime Nation Albums Chart with “The Underdog.” He’s launched a complete of 18 albums all through his profession, the newest being final 12 months’s “Undesirable Man.”

A father of three, Watson started growing the idea for “Cowl Woman” after a collection of chats with Jolee Kate, an aspiring musician in her personal proper. Although the album was initially deliberate as a small facet venture, it will definitely developed into one thing way more profound.

“Witnessing her fall in love with music has been so enjoyable,” Watson defined. “She’s at all times exhibiting me songs that she likes, so it’s been thrilling for me to go: ‘OK, you want Gracie Abrams. I wish to introduce you to Emmylou Harris.’ If she needs to be an artist sometime, she must have executed her homework. She must know who the legends are and study their songs.”

Watson and his daughter Jolee Kate.
Watson and his daughter Jolee Kate.
Courtesy of Aaron Watson

If all goes based on plan, “Cowl Woman” would be the first in a collection of albums on which Watson presents his variations of songs initially sung by girls. Till now, he’s hardly ever carried out covers however says hitting the studio to file the album has allowed him to “actually deal with writing songs for one of the best album I’ve ever made,” although no date has been set for that launch simply but.

“It’s taken some stress off of me,” Watson stated. “It’s been an actual breath of contemporary air for me musically, simply to have the ability to calm down and have enjoyable, as a result of music’s speculated to be enjoyable.”

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