Adventures in Your Own Backyard Patrick Watson

“a frankly exquisite, elegantly crafted gem. Slightly sparser than ‘Wooden Arms’, this fourth album overflows with sentiment without ever being sentimental, Watson’s delicate falsetto a distant, less flamboyant cousin of Jeff Buckley’s, his band’s arrangements ingenious but never overwrought. It’s the subtlety of Watson’s approach - whether he’s serenading us with the sweet comfort of “Words in the Fire” or offering a Broadway pastiche in a style - that makes this such a special record. Others this year will be brasher, more immediate, and maybe more innovative, but few will be lovelier, more rewarding or, indeed, better.” - Wyndham Wallace, BBC