Watson, Patrick / Wooden Arms
Album: Wooden Arms   Collection:General
Artist:Watson, Patrick   Added:Apr 2009
Label:Secret City Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2009-06-28 Pull Date: 2009-08-30
Week Ending: Aug 30 Aug 23 Aug 16 Aug 9 Aug 2 Jul 26 Jul 19 Jul 12
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 2 4 5 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jan 10, 2012: Modern Donkey
Where The Wild Things Are
4. Aug 15, 2009: Sleepover at Grandma's
Big Bird In A Small Cage
2. Aug 29, 2009: Party at Grandma's
Big Bird In A Small Cage
5. Aug 11, 2009: Hipster Garbage
Down At The Beach
3. Aug 20, 2009: The Alternatives
Big Bird In A Small Cage
6. Aug 08, 2009: Techno Week 2009
Big Bird In A Small Cage

Album Review
Truc Nguyen
Reviewed 2009-06-23
Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms
Pretty chill indie pop album but not overly sweet. Blends baroque pop with ambient. No FCC's detected. Reviewed by Truc Nguyen

1. 3:36 Dissonance and feedback interlaced with breathy female vocals. 0:56 changes to a simple acoustic melody with male vocals.
2. 3:48 Unpolished percussion throughout with orchestra instruments at time. Haunting at times.
3.** 4:07 Fluttery sounding violins start off the track with a piano melody and vocals. Pretty bad-ass drums and percussion 2:30-3:08.
4. 3:08 Simple beginning with slight plucking and lethargic vocals. Bittersweet piano with pots and pans and banjo strumming.
5. 2:04 Piano and strings compliment each other well in a nice instrumental interlude.
6. 3:42 Reverby background noise with consistent drumming and twangy guitars. Becomes more playful and upbeat at 1:26. Some weird layering here.
7.*** 4:04 A very sweet (and very much in the vein of folk-rock/pop) song. Female accompaniment. You could play this right after 'Jailbird' from the M. Ward's Hold Time.
8. 5:18 Chaotic mess of distortion, banging on pots, piano and pulsating bass. 3:01 fake ending. More of the same then ends with some harp.
9. 4:12 Simple sweet song, showcases his crooning voice.
10. 3:53 Unmemorable but pleasant.
11. 7:26 Noisy mess, moves into consistent plucking (?) sound with percussive beats. Features bird calls fake ending at 5:20, reemerges as more layering of instruments fade out.

Track Listing
1. Fireweed   7. Big Bird In A Small Cage
2. Tracy's Waters   8. Down At The Beach
3. Beijing   9. Moan Like You
4. Wooden Arms   10. Where The Wild Things Are
5. Hommage   11. Machinery Of The Heavens
6. Traveling Salesman   .