Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - On one highlight of his new album, Montreal's Patrick Watson sings of waking up in Beijing in "someone else's life," one that he's not sure belongs to him. more info

Altsounds — *'Wooden Arms*' is *Patrick Watson*’s highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'Close to Paradise', which vaulted the man and his band to international stardom in 2007. The Montreal band toured non-stop for two years followin... more info

Rock Sellout — I’ve never been one to attempt to reinvent the wheel. Jesse originally covered this earlier in the month, but now we have a few songs we’re cleared to share, so I’m serving it to you again. Don’t hate me. - Kip! One of the most anticipated ... more info

Said the Gramophone — Patrick Watson - "Fireweed". Patrick Watson's Wooden Arms is leaps & bounds better than his debut and it is an album full of leaps and bounds. He is a pretty singer, and his lyrics lilt, yet it's the instrumental landscape that thrums, hums, brings t... more info

Quick Before It Melts — In the Golden Age of cinema, foley effects were used to create the ambient sounds that gave life and depth to the moving pictures, often coming from unlikely sources.  Patrick Watson (the band) have decided to throw away the ProTools and go with t... more info

The Late Greats — I usually don't pull from press releases, but it was the press release that piqued my interest. I figured it would do the same for you. "For their new album 'Wooden Arms,' Patrick Watson and the Wooden Arms usedfoley effects, borrowing from the toolb... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Patrick Watson - Tracy's Waters (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Patrick Watson - Luscious Life (MP3) At the beginning of March we premiered the first single, "Tracy's Waters" (above), from Canadian songster Patrick Watson's new record, ... more info