Blog: State Magazine

Although Patrick Watson may have won the Polaris Music prize in 2007 with Close To Paradise , the Canadian's latest experiment in sound could possibly win him a prize for the most eclectic album of all time if such a prize existed. From the opening strings of 'Fireweed', Watson takes you through a nocturnal journey of noise that measures like a rollercoaster ride back into a soundtrack for The Wizard of Oz , past a New Orleans bar at 4am on a Saturday night, picking Billy Holiday up on the way home. If [...]