PATRICK WATSON’S VIDEO FOR “HERE COMES THE RIVER” DEBUTS

PATRICK WATSON’S VIDEO FOR “HERE COMES THE RIVER” DEBUTS

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Canadian artist Patrick Watson’s music video for his track “Here Comes The River” debuts; watch/share it here: https://smarturl.it/HereComesTheRiverYT. The song appears on Watson’s album, Wave, which is out now on Domino / Secret City (Canada). Fans can listen to the record here: http://smarturl.it/PatrickWatsonWave.

Arizona O’Neill, who directed the video, says, “Everyone who hears this song relates to it profoundly in one way or another. It morphs for each person, depending on their personal experiences. I wanted to capture the raw emotions of the song by stripping away all gimmicks and filming Patrick singing on our city’s public pianos. It was important to film in Montreal because he is from the city and is so beloved here. Patrick has an amazing stage presence and to be able to capture that I had to get him in front of a real audience. This way I could also capture the happy, sad, and nostalgic feelings that the song evokes through the eyes of listeners. My favorite part of the video, however, was filming Patrick on an enormous swan paddle boat in the middle of the canal.”

The new music is garnering early acclaim from NPR Music who featured Wave in their “New Music Friday” column and called the music, “Delicate, fragile and beautiful.” MOJO proclaimed, “Québécois maven drapes his red velvet falsetto over songs about loss and melancholy,” while Loud And Quiet named it “one of the most affecting albums you’ll hear all year.”

Wave, which was produced by Watson, was recorded and mixed by Rob Heaney at Studio 105 and Studio Pierre-Marchand in Montreal. During the making of the album, Patrick lost his mother, his longtime drummer left the group and he and his partner separated. Of the album, Watson notes, “The songs are about how sometimes you have to sing a love song to yourself when no one else will, allowing the sound to carry you and learning to trust where you will land. It is very personal, intimate and the most humble of all my records.”

In support of the release, Watson will also embark on an extensive worldwide tour. The run of shows includes performances at Los Angeles’ Lodge Room, New York’s Webster Hall, Chicago’s Thalia Hall, Nashville’s The Basement East and more. This coming November, he’ll also support The Cinematic Orchestra on two special dates at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall. Tickets are available for purchase at patrickwatson.net. See below for complete tour details.

Watson composes, performs and records his albums with his full band, which includes Joe Grass (guitar), Evan Tighe (drums) and Mishka Stein (bass). The recipients of Canada’s Polaris Music Prize in 2007, in addition to Juno and Polaris nominations, Watson and his band have toured on all continents, on occasion playing with full orchestras to bring the rich music to life. Raised and still living in Montreal, Watson has composed several scores for both film and television, including a trailer for “The Walking Dead” and Wim Wenders’ 3D film Everything Will Be Fine.

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WAVE TRACKLIST

1. Dream For Dreaming        
2. The Wave  
3. Strange Rain          
4. Melody Noir         
5. Broken      
6. Turn Out The Lights        
7. Wild Flower          
8. Look At You         
9. Drive         
10. Here Comes The River   

PATRICK WATSON LIVE 2019

October 31—Rimouski, QC—Salle Desjardins-Telus 
November 1—St-Casimir, QC—Théâtre du Grand Bois SOLD OUT

November 3—Drummondville, QC—Maison des Arts
November 5—Joliette, QC—Salle Roland-Brunelle 
November 7—Saint-Jérôme, QC—Théâtre Gilles Vigneault
November 8—Rouyn, QC—Théâtre du Cuivre
November 9—Val d’Or, QC—Théâtre Telebec

November 22—San Francisco, CA—The Regency Ballroom*

November 23—Los Angeles, CA—Walt Disney Concert Hall*

December 4—Sherbrooke, QC—Théâtre Granada
December 10—Montréal, QC—MTelus SOLD OUT
December 11—Montréal, QC—MTelus SOLD OUT

December 12—Montréal, QC—MTelus

December 15—Québec, QC—Grand Théâtre SOLD OUT

December 16—Québec, QC—Grand Théâtre

*Supporting The Cinematic Orchestra

PATRICK WATSON LIVE 2020

January 15—Victoria, BC—McPherson Playhouse
January 16—Vancouver, BC—Vogue Theatre
January 18—Seattle, WA—Neumos
January 19—Portland, OR—Wonder Ballroom
January 21—San Francisco, CA—August Hall
January 24—Los Angeles, CA—Lodge Room
January 26—Phoenix, AZ—Crescent Ballroom
January 28—Dallas, TX—Club Dada
January 29—Austin, TX—Antone’s 
January 31—Mexico City, MX—El Plaza Condesa
February 20—Barcelona, ES—Sala Apolo
February 21—Madrid, ES—Teatro Kapital
February 23—Lisbon, PT—Coliseu
February 24—Porto, PT—Casa da Música 
February 26—Paris, FR—Olympia
February 27—Bordeaux, FR—Le Rocher de Palmer
February 28—Nantes, FR—Stereolux
March 1—Lille, FR—Aeronef
March 3—Zurich, CH—Rote Fabrik
March 4—Lausanne CH—l’Octogone
March 6—London UK—Barbican
March 8—Brussels BE—Cirque Royal
March 9—Utrecht NL—TivoliVredenberg 
March 12—Berlin DE—Metropol
March 14—Istanbul TR—Zorlu
April 9—Toronto, ON—Danforth Music Hall
April 10—Woodstock, NY—Colony Café
April 11—Burlington, VT—Higher Ground
April 13—Philadelphia, PA—The Foundry
April 14—Boston, MA—The Sinclair
April 15—New York, NY—Webster Hall
April 17—Washington, DC—Union Stage
April 18—Columbus, OH—Ace of Cups
April 19—Grand Rapids, MI—Pyramid Scheme
April 21—St Paul, MN—Turf Club
April 22—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall
April 23—Nashville, TN—The Basement East

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