Wooden Arms

back in stock. canadian singer-songwriter patrick watson and his band of orchestral pop magic makers, release their stunning new album 'wooden arms' via peacefrog, and it's a real great leap forwrds: less obviously commercial, this is the real slow burner. just give it a few listens and you will be totally hooked, finding those elusive melodies floating around the ether. when he keens about going "where the wild things are," patrick watson need only look close by - he's already three feet off the ground in his own strange, beautiful world. the canadian singer-songwriter's third album of baroque pop is a meandering path of rampant enthusiasm and jeff buckley meets andrew bird warmth, moonlit and effusive with churning pianos, tense strings, and crisp xylophone. more ambitious than on past efforts, watson slips through quiet night spaces, making mischief of one kind, then another, until 'wooden arms' flares with his vibrant energy.