Canada's new singer/songwriter sweetheart, with band. Effortlessly theatrical like a Wainwright, tender like a Buckley and passionate like Bragg.

One to watch in 2007.

Patrick Watson (vocals / piano)
Simon Angell (guitar)
Robbie Kuster (drums)
Mishka Stein (bass)

Releases

• The Great Escape - single, out 08/10/2007 on V2. (post review)
• Close To Paradise - album, out 17/09/2007 on V2. 1 review (read/post)
• Luscious Life - single, out 06/08/2007 on V2. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Thu 03 Apr at Brighton Hanbury Ballroom. (post review)
• Wed 02 Apr at London King's Cross Scala. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 20 Mar at Amsterdam Paradiso. 1 review (read/post)
• Mon 10 Mar at Paris Le trabendo. (post review)
• Festival les Inrocks, Sat 10 Nov at Paris La Boule Noire. (post review)
• Sat 22 Sep at Dublin Sugar Club. (post review)
• Thu 20 Sep at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Wed 19 Sep at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Tue 18 Sep at Birmingham Glee Club. (post review)
• Mon 17 Sep at London ICA. (post review)
• Tue 07 Aug at London Borderline. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 12 Jun at London Soho Revue. 1 review (read/post)
• Mon 11 Jun at London The Social. (post review)

News

• 25/09/2007: News aboot Canada, eh! Patrick Watson wins Polaris Prize
• 04/06/2007: Patrick Watson announces London shows

Features

• 03/01/2008: Slight return: DiS's tips for 2007 reprised
• 03/09/2007: Mercury Music Prize, worldwide: DiS assesses the awards...
• 15/05/2007: DiS podcast: The Great Escape special
• 05/01/2007: DiS's Tips for 2007, Part Two

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