If you’re as confused as I am about the Polaris Prize winner last night, you can also get familiar with Patrick Watson today. (Don’t worry, I’ve never heard of him either. Or is that just me? Don’t answer that.)
From eMusic contributor Paul Moody’s recent review of the album:
Patrick Watson may be a piano man at heart but his songs positively shiver with longing and lust. Don’t let the tinkling Bavarian waltz “Weight of the World” fool you into thinking he’s only here to work shifts at the Cabaret Café when Rufus Wainwright goes missing; once the woozy, Sgt. Pepper-era harmonies of “Man under the Sea” haul you in, there’s no alternative other than to be sucked into the vortex of Watson’s musical whirlpool.
i wrote about patrick watson on here before after sxsw. an amazing show. i definitely think he will be popular at some point. good for him!
Yeah I was quite smug when everyone was saying - who? in the blogosphere because i’d heard of him thanks to your blog’s recommendation
Well, we do try and talk about this stuff (i.e. good music) on the boards, but it gets burried by bitching and moaning posts more often than not.
http://www.emusic.com/messageboard/viewTopic.html?topicId=13850