Patrick Watson releases Uh Oh, a deeply personal 11-track collection that investigates the idea of life as being a series of “uh ohs”: a little phrase uttered in response to everything from childhood accidents to our most overwhelming anxieties. The songs on this album were written during a period where Watson was experiencing his own career-threatening “uh oh” – he’d lost his voice. Unsure if he would ever sing again,...
Singer-songwriter, film composer and pianist Patrick Watson has released his new single ‘Ça va‘, a duet featuring Victoires de la Musique-winning French sensation Solann, a french-language song following the billion-streamed ‘Je te laisserai des mots’. This new song celebrates the unique charm of the Parisian lifestyle. Watson also releases, ‘House on Fire‘, a new collaboration with beloved singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright. The gorgeous track is another preview of Watson’s forthcoming LP Uh Oh,...
Singer-songwriter, film composer and pianist Patrick Watson has released ‘The Wandering’, a new collaboration with Portuguese artist MARO. A ghostly duet of wordless harmonies, eerie orchestration, and a subtle bossa nova groove, the new track is featured on Watson’s forthcoming album Uh Oh, out September 26. An official music video will premiere on Watson’s YouTube Channel this Friday at NOON ET, with an afterparty available for premium users, a conversation between him and director Jacob Jonas....
Patrick Watson announces his new album Uh Oh, to be released on September 26, alongside sharing new single ‘Peter and the Wolf’, a menacing, dream-like song inspired by the ghosts of New Orleans and the pitch black-ness of being in the forest in the dark. The pulse-pounding new video, directed by Patrick Watson and SAM WOY was shot in the Quebec countryside. The new album finds Watson meditating on the...
Patrick Watson and Charlotte Cardin release a new collaborative song ‘Gordon in the Willows.’ Haunting in its beauty and simplicity, the song unfurls over lightly arpeggiating piano and Cardin’s breathtaking voice covering a range of multiple octaves, until it disintegrates with a pulse rattling bass and echoing drums. Watson, Polaris Music Prize recipient and Cardin, JUNO Award winner – wrote the lyrics together, and recorded the song last fall at Lost River Studios, in a rural lake village...
Patrick Watson – the singer/songwriter, film composer and pianist based in Montreal, Canada – returns with new single ‘Silencio’, featuring the rising French singer-songwriter November Ultra. Inspired by an experience where Watson couldn’t speak or sing for nearly three months, ‘Silencio’ explores some of the impressions that came to him during this time: does he talk too much?; the anxiety that comes with reliving a conversation, learning to be a...
Patrick Watson is thrilled to share ‘Ode to Vivian (Rework)’ a brand-new version of the song that first appeared on his album Better in the Shade. ‘Ode to Vivian’ has been a fan favourite for creating content on TikTok and Instagram since its release last April. The song is inspired by one of Patrick’s heroes, the late American street photographer Vivian Maier. “She manages to catch just wonderful, unbelievable little moments that in the end are...
Patrick Watson’s critically acclaimed album Better in the Shade will be available everywhere in LP and CD formats October 7. The singer-songwriter also shares a brand-new video for the single ‘Height of the Feeling’ featuring La Force. Watch below! Director, Arizona O’Neill reveals ”after two years of feeling isolated during the pandemic…we wanted to make a video that reflected how jarring it is to return to social activities. In the black and white sections of the video, Patrick and La Force are singing while standing...
Patrick Watson releases his seventh full-length studio album. The CD and a limited-edition coloured vinyl will be released later this year and available for pre-order here. Along with the release, Watson has also shared a stop-motion music video for the title track. Watch below! In Patrick’s words, Better in the Shade “is about negotiating a world where you don’t know what’s real anymore.” “I was very inspired by Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson, The Waves by Virginia...
Patrick Watson is thrilled to announce Better in the Shade, his seventh full-length studio album, set for digital release on April 22 via Secret City Records / Remote Control Records worldwide. The news is accompanied by the first single ‘Height of the Feeling’, which Patrick reveals “is about using intimacy as a compass when you feel out of your skin”. As he describes, “I sometimes just have trouble without affection to ground me. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, it just...
Patrick Watson unveils a new video for the song ‘Can’t Stop Staring at the Sun,’ from his three-part single ‘A Mermaid in Lisbon‘, released via Secret City Records / Remote Control Records. Directed and choreographed by Jacob Jonas, the video stars dancers Anthony Bryant, Gianinni Semedo Moreira, and Nicolas Walton. “During the lockdown I was really inspired and watching a lot of modern dance videos. ‘Can’t Stop Staring at the Sun’ felt like it was a dance piece from...
So, I have some new music for you…the inspiration for these three pieces came the last time I was walking the streets of Lisbon. It’s my favourite place to wander it just generally feels like the streets are singing this wonderful melancholic sound for your walk, that pulls you into small winding roads, that make you feel like you’ll get lost and never return. Hence the mermaid title. It’s an incredible...
Patrick Watson is thrilled to unveil his new track and video entitled ‘Lost With You‘. Recorded during the pandemic, Patrick felt the urge to reach out to his fans and offer a little comfort. “I wanted to share this song with you,” says Patrick, “I hope it keeps you good company.” The accompanying music video was directed by Watson himself with the additional craft of Arizona O’Neill who directed the...
