Patrick Watson announces new album 'Wave', out October 18

Wave, the new album from Canadian artist Patrick Watson, arrives on October 18th via Domino (worldwide excluding Canada) / Secret City (Canada).  Wave is the follow-up to Watson’s 2015 album Love Songs for Robots.

Alongside the album announcement today, Wave’s opening track “Dream for Dreaming” is now available, accompanied by a music video directed by Joël Vaudreuil.

Watson spoke about the song, saying “when you come home and your house doesn’t look like the one you left and the strange feeling of being so far from what you had in mind that your skin doesn’t fit anymore. And you’re in the state of disbelief with a strange smile wondering what am I to do now.” 

Watson’s sixth studio album is about having a wave knock you over when you realize everything you have in life can be wiped away in a moment – and then learning how not to drown in the process. During the making of the album, Patrick lost his mother, his longtime drummer left the group, and he and his partner separated. Watson brought a notebook underneath the waves and composed tunes about melancholy while listening to the lonely hymns of mermaids. The songs are about how sometimes you have to sing a love song to yourself when no one else will, allowing the sound carry you and learning to trust where you will land. It is very personal and intimate, and it is the most humble of all their records.

Of the album, Watson notes, “it’s the difference between singing a solo at a stranger’s grave as a child and singing one at your own mother’s funeral.”

The album also features “Broken” and “Melody Noir,” singles that were released in 2017 and 2018 respectively, during the making of this album. NPR Music deemed “Broken” as “dreamily rendered, falsetto-rich ruminations on the way human beings are wired." "Broken" went on to be featured in several TV series including Grey’s Anatomy, The Good Doctor and Burden of Truth.

Patrick Watson composes, performs and records his albums with his full band, which includes Joe Grass (guitar), Evan Tighe (drums), Mishka Stein (bass).

Beginning October 31, Watson will embark on a worldwide tour into 2020. Dates below; all tickets are on sale now at http://patrickwatson.net/

PATRICK WATSON TOUR DATES

October 31—Rimouski, QC—Salle Desjardins-Telus 
November 1—St-Casimir, QC—Théâtre du Grand Bois
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
December 4—Sherbrooke, QC—Théâtre Granada
December 10—Montréal, QC—MTelus
December 11—Montréal, QC—MTelus
December 15—Québec, QC—Grand Théâtre
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