Blog: Quick Before It Melts

(photo: mysapce.com) And then there was one. Wooden Arms may be the last in my alphabetical examination of this year's Polaris nomination, but the second LP from Polaris-winner Patrick Watson is certainly not the last one I would have ever considered for this year's prize. The first time I heard Wooden Arms I was struck at just how well-adorned Watson and co.'s arrangements were, and the vibrancy and uniqueness the foley sound effects used throughout brought to the songs. In going back and listening to it now, [...]

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