PATRICK WATSON - Better In The Shade - LP - Vinyl

LP - 140g Black Vinyl. With Printed Inner with credits and lyrics.

This new recording appears after a prolific last couple of years - despite the worldwide pandemic - where Patrick released multiple songs (A Mermaid in Lisbon, Que reste-t'il de nos amours, Lost with You) following-up his previous award-winning album, Wave, released in 2019. 

In Patrick’s words, "This album is about negotiating a world where you don’t know what’s real anymore. I really spent a lot of time reading to improve my lyrics for this record. I was very inspired by Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson, The Waves by Virginia Woolf and Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin. The lyrics are a collection of little thoughts that were pacing in my head. We worked hard on rebuilding the tones of our arrangements and we brought a bigger electronic component to the music. With the addition of modular synths, we were able to find a warmer and more touching approach to the electronics, that feel as acoustic as the rest of the instruments and move like liquid. Basically, I went back to school for the last two years to be able to bring something new ha-ha. Andrew Barr from the Barr Brothers joined us on drums for this record, it’s a pleasure to play music with such a great musician. "

Tracklist:

1. Better in the Shade
2. Height of the Feeling (feat. La Force)
3. Ode to Vivian
4. Little Moments
5. Blue
6. La La La La La
7. Stay (feat. Sea Oleena)