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The Ocelots are twin brothers Ashley & Brandon Watson from Wexford, Ireland, now
residing in Leipzig, Germany. Formerly a school band, The Ocelots learned their craft by
playing blues standards and indie-rock songs during lunchtime. They finished school and
began street-performing around Europe. After releasing their first EP ‘Till
We Get There’, which hit more than 1.7 million streams, they spent the following years
backpacking which became extensive touring, playing shows and festivals around Europe
and Australia.
Their debut album ‘Started to Wonder’ was released in March 2020, an audible introduction
to their coming-of-age from touring delirium and over-exposure to paperback fiction. In July
2023, The Ocelots released an EP ‘Addlepated’, leaning into their more whimsical, dream-
like influences like Midlake or Sufjan Stevens. During this time, they also supported artists
such as Jack Johnson, Glen Hansard and Ocie Elliott, amongst many others.
In November 2023, after a successful Kickstarter campaign, The Ocelots returned to Ireland
to record ‘Everything, When Said Slowly’. The album was recorded live in Orphan
Recordings, Wexford by Gavin Glass (Lisa Hannigan/BellX1/David Keenan/ John
Grant/Villagers). It was produced and mixed by long-time collaborators and sometimes band
members, Cillian & Lorcan Byrne (Basciville) and mastered by Julia Borelli.
residing in Leipzig, Germany. Formerly a school band, The Ocelots learned their craft by
playing blues standards and indie-rock songs during lunchtime. They finished school and
began street-performing around Europe. After releasing their first EP ‘Till
We Get There’, which hit more than 1.7 million streams, they spent the following years
backpacking which became extensive touring, playing shows and festivals around Europe
and Australia.
Their debut album ‘Started to Wonder’ was released in March 2020, an audible introduction
to their coming-of-age from touring delirium and over-exposure to paperback fiction. In July
2023, The Ocelots released an EP ‘Addlepated’, leaning into their more whimsical, dream-
like influences like Midlake or Sufjan Stevens. During this time, they also supported artists
such as Jack Johnson, Glen Hansard and Ocie Elliott, amongst many others.
In November 2023, after a successful Kickstarter campaign, The Ocelots returned to Ireland
to record ‘Everything, When Said Slowly’. The album was recorded live in Orphan
Recordings, Wexford by Gavin Glass (Lisa Hannigan/BellX1/David Keenan/ John
Grant/Villagers). It was produced and mixed by long-time collaborators and sometimes band
members, Cillian & Lorcan Byrne (Basciville) and mastered by Julia Borelli.
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