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Released 2012-04-17

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Released 2012-04-17

Tracklist

01.

Lighthouse

02.

Blackwind

03.

Step Out for a While

04.

The Quiet Crowd

05.

Into Giants

06.

Morning Sheets

07.

Words in the Fire

08.

The Things You Do

09.

Strange Crooked Road

10.

Noisy Sunday

11.

Adventures in Your Own Backyard

12.

Swimming Pools

Other Albums

Patrick Watson

Just Another Ordinary Day

Patrick Watson

Wooden Arms

Patrick Watson

The Great Escape

Patrick Watson

Luscious Life

Patrick Watson

Close to Paradise

Patrick Watson

Giver

Links

artist website
www.patrickwatson.net

myspace
www.myspace.com/patrickwatson

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Adventures in Your Own Backyard

Patrick Watson

Adventures In Your Own Backyard, the fourth full-length effort from Patrick Watson, was recorded in Montreal after a grueling five-year run that saw Patrick and his band (bassist Mishka Stein bass, guitarist Simon Angell and drummer Robbie Kuster) tour the world in support of two critically-acclaimed and successful albums, including the Polaris Music Prize-winning Close To Paradise.

The album’s title is a nod to both Watson’s attempt to make a more “personal, humble” record—and to the fact that it was recorded almost entirely in his apartment in Montreal. By contrast, both Close to Paradise and especially 2009’s Wooden Arms were recorded over long periods of time, in many different locations around the globe. As Kuster explains, “Pat's studio environment allowed us to be relaxed and feel like we were in an informal space...our own. That really let us dig in to the writing and the arranging.” The result is an album that is still ripe with the touchstones one has come to expect from Patrick Watson and his collaborators, but permeated with a greater sense of patience, and confidence.

April 12, 2012

Hour Cover Story

Patrick Watson is on the cover of the Hour Community this week to highlight the release of his brand new album Adventures in Your Own Backyard.

Read the story by Sean Michaels.

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April 12, 2012

Voir Cover Story

Patrick Watson is on the cover of the Voir Montreal, Gatineau/Ottawa and Estrie this week to highlight the release of his brand new album Adventures in Your Own Backyard.

Read the story by Olivier Robillard-Laveaux.

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March 23, 2012

NPR Review for SXSW

...his "most profound moment of the day" came at a show that also drew Bob and Stephen. Patrick Watson managed to get Bob Boilen to sit still for an entire set, and when he moved into the crowd to lead a sing-along, brought Robin to tears. "It was magical. ... That's the world that I want my kid to inherit.

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March 19, 2012

Esquire Review for SXSW

Okay, easy prediction here, since the best show I saw at SXSW was Patrick Watson: I predict Patrick Watson will release one of the best albums of 2012. Unlike the brilliant 2009 release Wooden Arms, this new record Adventures in Your Own Backyard is going to be a hit. Watson is going on the road opening for Andrew Bird, and Bird’s audience will appreciate his story songs — tales wrapped in finely arranged swatches of piano melodies perfect percussion and the right does of guitar and violin.

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February 06, 2012

Patrick Watson announces two album launch shows in Montreal

Patrick Watson and his band are pleased to announce two Montreal launch shows in support of Adventures in Your Own Backyard, on April 15th and 16th at the Corona Theatre. The new album will be available in stores on April 17th via Secret City. Tickets will be on sale on Thursday February 9th at noon.

More Quebec dates will be announced shortly.

ADVENTURES IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD ALBUM LAUNCH SHOWS + GUESTS
SUNDAY APRIL 15 & MONDAY APRIL 16 2012
CORONA THEATER
2490 NOTRE-DAME WEST
DOORS: 7PM
SHOWS: 8PM
Tickets: 35$ - tax included

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