Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms

Wooden Arms is Patrick Watson's highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed Close To Paradise, which vaulted the man and his band to international stardom in 2007. The Montreal band toured non-stop for two years following initial Canadian release of Close To Paradise in 2006, and in many ways Wooden Arms is the story and sound of a band waking up in strange places all around the world. Whether it's the bicycle-sound of "Beijing," or the warmth of "a hole in the wall" in "sweet New Orleans" on "Big Bird in a Small Cage," or the haunting European waltz of the title track, you can't help but feel in listening to Wooden Arms like you're on the road with the band. Sometimes it's dirty, sometimes it's wild, but it's never ever boring.