"[1] Watson uploaded a video of himself singing a cover of Bombay Bicycle Club's "Swansea" on YouTube in 2010 (using the name "HolyLoowis" to avoid the attention from his friends).

He continued recording various pop covers and originals over the following years, and the number of people subscribed to him on his YouTube channel increased rapidly.

Part of the appeal, he says, was the label's long-running success with male solo artists as diverse as David Gray, Damien Rice, and Neil Young.

In early 2013, Watson toured Australia supporting Birdy, and he also played a few surprise gigs in various locations.

[5] In July 2013, Watson released his fourth EP Four More Songs, featuring a cover of Guillemots "Made up lovesong No.

In November 2013, he released his fifth EP Some Songs With Some Friends, which included three covers, featuring a different artist for each track, namely Gabrielle Aplin, Hudson Taylor, and Jaya Beach-Robertson.

In February 2014, Watson announced his upcoming debut album The Morning, due for release in June.

Some were written at the last possible moment, while others have been released before in sketch form, the oldest being "windows", which originally featured on his debut EP.

Regaining full control, he was able to take his time writing songs that fully explored his experience and talent and, with a wealth of new material to choose from, he entered the studio and recorded his entire second album in just two weeks with a live band.

With a choice of labels keen for his signature after two years away, Lewis decided to find a new approach to releasing his music, partnering with the leading independent label Cooking Vinyl,[6] and heading out on tour to showcase many of the new songs direct to his fans.

[7] On 28 May 2018, he released an EP called "nineties, noughties, tennies" in which he covered 3 songs from the three decades of his life.

He also designed a website to go along with the six-track ep in hopes of helping others sleep and/or relax with piano music and ambient sounds.