Stylistically, this tune had a lighter feel but rocked out hard. The album’s title track “Tuesday’s Child” has some extra percussion added to it and an electric lead guitar. Style-wise, this one felt to me like a no-nonsense, country song. This song is about a relationship between God, and a child’s guardian angels “up there in heaven” also features some pedal steel guitar and a gentle, waltzing beat. Watkins’ voice really shines in this number as well! “Beautiful Child of God” written by Jerry Wayne Joseph is a sweet and tender tune, which features, I think, a mandolin. The backbeat / bass guitar sound, with its “tum-tum-tum” rhythm, reminds me of some Johnny Cash tune during his ‘90s recordings. Next up is “Uncrazy” and this one has some nice acoustic work – honest, with a traditional, dusty folk-rock feel. Watkins’ voice reminds me a bit of Linda Ronstadt’s. Musical styles felt to me like a mix of alt-country rock, singer-songwriter echoes from the ‘70s and jangle pop. The opening track “Nine-Volt Battery” has got a nice beat to it – strong, and clear. After years of dreaming about releasing her debut album, it’s finally come to fruition, and you’ll find it right here on Divide and Conquer. She says that working with John Keane was truly an honor and a blessing and she’s excited to start recording album #2. The recording process was broken up into three different recording sessions. Many of the songs are about the grieving process and a lifetime of losing loved ones. Write a funny song, write a lullaby, write a love song.etc.
A lot of songs were written based on challenges given to her by Mr. Every song has a different sound from her point of view, with harmonies being heavily present. For Watkins, she states that she has a hard time describing herself or her music.
Tuesday’s Child was recorded, mixed and mastered in Athens, Georgia at John Keane Studios, by the man himself, John Keane. Keane, by the way, performs and sings on some of the songs here, too.
Keane has an extension list of engineering, mixing and playing instrument credits to his name, working with some of the biggest names in music, such as Indigo Girls, Billy Bragg, Widespread Panic, Rickie Lee Jones, Cowboy Junkies, Vic Chestnut, among many others. way back in the day right up through the band’s later years, post Bill Berry – sorry, longtime fan here who probably knows way too much about them). Yes, THAT John Keane (who worked with R.E.M. Fortunately, Watkins’ friend, Dave Schools, gave her name to John Keane. Writing her own music has always been a passion. She currently has a private studio of music students, where she teaches guitar, vocals, piano and ukulele, focusing on performance. When she returned to Peoria, she went back to school at Bradley University to get her BME and has been teaching music for the past 17 years. Following 9/11, Watkins realized she was too far away from home and ventured back to her hometown. She moved to San Francisco after college to pursue her singing career and was successful with the bands and musicians she worked with in the Bay Area. Mindylu Watkins is from Peoria, Illinois, and holds a BM in Vocal Performance from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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