PATRICK WATSON RELEASES “GORDON IN THE WILLOWS” WITH CHARLOTTE CARDIN

PATRICK WATSON RELEASES NEW SONG “GORDON IN THE WILLOWS”, IN COLLABORATION WITH CHARLOTTE CARDIN

WATCH / SHARE “GORDON IN THE WILLOWS” (LYRIC VIDEO) HERE
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WATCH PATRICK WATSON AND CHARLOTTE CARDIN PERFORM “GORDON IN THE WILLOWS” HERE

WATCH A CLIP FROM LAST NIGHT’S PERFORMANCE FROM TOP OF MONT-ROYAL LATER TODAY HERE

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Singer/songwriter, film composer and pianist Patrick Watson, and singer/songwriter Charlotte Cardin, have released a new collaborative song today, “Gordon in the Willows”. Haunting in its beauty and simplicity, the song unfurls over lightly arpeggiating piano and Cardin’s breathtaking voice covering a range of multiple octaves, until it disintegrates with a pulse rattling bass and echoing drums.

Watson, Polaris Music Prize recipient and Cardin, JUNO Award winner - wrote the lyrics together, and recorded the song last fall at Lost River Studios, in a rural lake village in Quebec, outside of Montreal where Watson has previously hosted his own music festival.   

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Last night, Watson and Cardin pulled off a winter gift performance that was broadcast on Patrick Watson socials channels and live from ICI Musique, to get through the cold Canadian winter. Under the cover of darkness, they delivered a mesmerizing performance from the top of Montreal’s cold Mont-Royal. Mysterious spotlights cut through the night sky, drawing curious eyes to the mountain as fans around the city tried to figure out the secret location from their windows.  Watch a short clip later today HERE.

Watson and Cardin have collaborated in the past, co-writing “Next To You” featured on Cardin’s 2023 album. They shared a live version on Instagram that has over 4 million views, and Watson is also working with Cardin on her new album.  

"A few months ago, Patrick played me a piano piece—just the music, no words—and the moment I heard it, it felt like the whisper of an old friend.” – Charlotte Cardin

“Charlotte and I had this magical music moment together. I wanted a song that felt like it came from a long time ago” – Patrick Watson

Last November, Watson shared “Silencio,” featuring rising French singer-songwriter November Ultra. It was the first preview of a forthcoming project inspired by Watson losing his voice, and not being able to sing or talk, for nearly three months. “Silencio” explored the impressions that came to him during that time, and led Patrick to this new creative endeavor in which he would invite different artists to sing on new songs, inspired by this period of silence. More information on the project, which will include “Gordon In The Willows” as well, will be announced soon.       

Watson’s most recent full-length album is 2022’s Better in the Shade, which draws on literary inspirations and released after his decade-old single “Je te laisserai des mots” went viral on social media (the song has gone Platinum in several territories and has crossed 1 billion streams). Watson’s recent collaborators include Georgio and Hania Rani, and last year released “Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi Version)”, which he recorded for Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days.

MORE ABOUT PATRICK WATSON
Patrick Watson composes, performs, and records his albums with his long-time bandmate and collaborator Mishka Stein. The recipients of Canada’s Polaris Music Prize, in addition to multiple JUNO and Polaris nominations, and gold and platinum records in Canada, Watson and his band have toured on all continents, on occasion playing with full orchestras to bring their rich music to life. Their latest tours saw the band playing some of their largest venues to date, including the Barbican (London), L’Olympia (Paris), Coliseu (Lisbon), El Plaza Condesa (Mexico City), and more. Raised and still living in Montreal, Watson has composed several scores for both film and television, including a trailer for The Walking Dead. 

MORE ABOUT CHARLOTTE CARDIN
Montreal-born, Paris-based singer-songwriter Charlotte Cardin continues to captivate a global audience with her raw authenticity and emotional depth. After generating hundreds of millions of streams and earning praise from Harper's BAZAAR, The FADER, Interview, W Magazine and others, she opens up like never before on her second album 99 Nights (2023). Winner of two JUNO Awards, for Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year, the album solidified the artist’s international reputation with billboards in New York's Times Square, a radio show on Apple Music 1, a performance on A COLORS SHOW, and a #9 debut on Spotify's Global Debut Chart. At the end of 2024, Charlotte gave a memorable sold-out concert at Le Zénith in Paris. She made a second appearance in France a few months later, this time on the TV show Star Academy, where she once again won over the French public with a rendition of her song Feel Good. 

Charlotte Cardin’s debut album, Phoenix, caused a sensation in 2021, winning several awards at the JUNOs, including Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year and Song of the Year for Meaningless. HYPEBAE called her "one of Canada's brightest young talents". Series of sold-out shows at home and abroad, and acclaimed performances at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Festival d’Été de Québec and Vieilles Charrues are proof that Charlotte's music resonates with millions around the world.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
March 20 - Istanbul, TURKEY - DasDas Istanbul
March 22 - Hamburg, GERMANY – Elbphilharmonie
March 24 - Warszawa, POLAND - Jassmine Warsaw
March 25 - Warszawa, POLAND - Jassmine Warsaw
May 10 - Mont-Tremblant, QC, Canada - Mont-Tremblant
October 28 –  Toulouse, FRANCE – Bikini NEW DATE
October 29 – Bordeaux, FRANCE - Rocher de Palmer NEW DATE
October 31 – Nantes, FRANCE – Stereolux NEW DATE
November 1– Rouen, FRANCE – Le 106 NEW DATE
November 2 – Lausanne, SWITZERLAND – Theatre de Beaulieu NEW DATE
November 4 – Paris, FRANCE – Zenith NEW DATE
November 5 – Lyon, FRANCE – Transbordeur NEW DATE
November 7 – London, UK – Troxy NEW DATE
November 10 – Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - De Vereeniging NEW DATE
November 11 – Brussels, BELGIUM – Bozar NEW DATE
November 12 – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS – Carre Theatre NEW DATE

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PATRICK WATSON SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “SILENCIO”

PATRICK WATSON RELEASES “SILENCIO” MUSIC VIDEO, FILMED IN A MONTMARTE PAINTERS STUDIO

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NEW SONG INSPIRED BY LOSING HIS VOICE AND THE POWER OF SILENCE, FEATURING FRENCH SINGER-SONGWRITER NOVEMBER ULTRA

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Patrick Watson - the singer/songwriter, film composer and pianist based in Montreal, Canada - has released the music video for his newest song “Silencio,” featuring rising French singer-songwriter November Ultra. The song was inspired by an experience had by Watson - an Award-winning artist that has released several beloved albums of explorative cinematic pop over the past two decades - in which he couldn’t speak or sing for nearly three months. “Silencio” explores some of the impressions that came to him during this time: does he talk too much, the anxiety that comes with reliving a conversation, learning to be a better listener and the power of silence.  

The video features richly textured film footage of Watson and November Ultra recording the song, which was completed in a painter’s studio in Paris (Studio Alterio of artist Ruben Alterio), overlooking Montmartre. Watson commented on the character of the studio, and how it helped to inspire the song with “an enormous window and so much old Parisian charm and ghosts.” 

It was made by photographer Nick Helderman and videographer Sam Woy and edited by Watson and Woy.

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Around the release of the song, Watson and November Ultra met to perform the song on the streets of Paris with Blogothèque for a live stream concert. They performed the song together on France Inter “Côté Club” as well, the French radio program where the two artists first met, when they were both booked as guests on the program. 

“Silencio” will be part of a larger album project that Watson has been finishing, inspired by his missing voice, with more details to be announced soon.  

‘I think you like me better since I lost my voice,’ Watson sings, over a mysterious and ethereal orchestration of arpeggiating guitars, softly touched drums, piano and burbling synths. He wrote the song with longtime collaborator, co-writer and bandmate Mishka Stein and November Ultra.  “Silencio” is sung in both Spanish and English, with November Ultra starting the song with her otherworldly and delicate vocals. Watson describes the process of making it as “magical.”  “Her wonderful wit and beautifully soft caring tone were very inspiring. The song just kind of wrote itself, AS THOUGH IT WAS A CONVERSATION WE HAD BEEN HAVING OUR WHOLE LIVES. It was lovely,” he says.   

MORE ABOUT PATRICK WATSON
Patrick Watson composes, performs, and records his albums with his long-time bandmate and collaborator Mishka Stein. The recipients of Canada’s Polaris Music Prize, in addition to multiple JUNO and Polaris nominations, and gold and platinum records in Canada, Watson and his band have toured on all continents, on occasion playing with full orchestras to bring their rich music to life. Their latest tours saw the band playing some of their largest venues to date, including the Barbican (London), L’Olympia (Paris), Coliseu (Lisbon), El Plaza Condesa (Mexico City), and more. Raised and still living in Montreal, Watson has composed several scores for both film and television, including a trailer for The Walking Dead.

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Patrick Watson and the FILMHarmonic Orchestra:
November 28, 29, 30 - Place Des Arts - Maison Symphonique - Montreal, Canada

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PATRICK WATSON RETURNS WITH “SILENCIO”, INSPIRED BY LOSING HIS VOICE

PATRICK WATSON RETURNS WITH “SILENCIO” INSPIRED BY LOSING HIS VOICE
AND THE POWER OF SILENCE, FEATURING FRENCH
SINGER-SONGWRITER NOVEMBER ULTRA. OUT TODAY ON SECRET CITY RECORDS.

LISTEN / SHARE “SILENCIO” FT. NOVEMBER ULTRA HERE
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Patrick Watson, the singer/songwriter, film composer and pianist based in Montreal, has returned with a new single called “Silencio,” featuring the rising French singer-songwriter November Ultra. The song was inspired by an experience Watson, an Award-winning artist that has released several beloved albums of explorative cinematic pop over the past two decades, had in which he couldn’t speak or sing for nearly three months. “Silencio” explores some of the impressions that came to him during this time: does he talk too much? The anxiety that comes with reliving a conversation, learning to be a better listener and the power of silence. 

The song is out today, and will be part of a larger album project that Watson has been finishing, inspired by his missing voice, with more details to be announced soon. 

‘I think you like me better since I lost my voice,’ Watson sings, over a mysterious and ethereal orchestration of arpeggiating guitars, softly touched drums, piano and burbling synths. He wrote the song with longtime collaborator, co-writer and bandmate Mishka Stein and November Ultra. Watson and November Ultra first met while taping a radio show at France Inter together in Paris, where they were booked on the same day (they will return to the same radio show - Côté Club – together for the release of “Silencio”). The song was recorded in a painter’s studio in Paris (Studio Alterio of artist Ruben Alterio), overlooking Montmartre. “With an enormous window and so much old Parisian charm and ghosts,” he says. The loft called for a classical guitar, so Stein ran to a nearby music shop and in one of several examples of kismet around this recording, found a beautiful instrument to feature on the recording. 

LISTEN / SHARE “SILENCIO” FT. NOVEMBER ULTRA HERE
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“Silencio” is sung in both Spanish and English, with November Ultra starting the song with her otherworldly and delicate vocals. Watson describes the process of making it as “magical.” “Her wonderful wit and beautifully soft caring tone was very inspiring. The song just kind of wrote itself, AS THOUGH IT WAS A CONVERSATION WE HAD BEEN HAVING OUR WHOLE LIVES. It was lovely,” he says.  

“The lyrics are made up of two different stories,” continues Watson. "Nova was having a tricky moment and so was I. As for her part of the story, well, she'll tell you all about it. My part of the story was about how I couldn't talk for two and a half or three months. Since I talk too much in general, it was kind of good for me. The song is built on a bunch of impressions I had during this period.

“I realized a lot of the things I wanted to say to people, but couldn’t, were probably not that interesting to them anyhow. It made me wonder, maybe I was talking to myself, and not other people a lot of the time.

“I noticed my interactions with people were so different when I left them the space and they filled the void left by my silence. I realized that you're much more vulnerable when you're the one talking, versus the one that just listens. I do have my voice back 100%. I think I talk 7% less which is still a win.”

November Ultra adds that, “When I met Patrick, we talked about our voices, our fears of losing them... what would we do if it happened? What would we learn in this forced silence? It happened to Patrick, and then it happened to me as my body shut down after my first tour - I could hardly breathe and had to relearn.

“I realized the silence humbled me and also made me listen more carefully, to my surroundings, to others... What do we answer when someone asks us how life's going? How many times should we ask until the other person feels like they can gift us with honesty? That's what this song "Silencio" felt to me, honesty through silence.”

Single Cover “Silencio” // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

MORE ABOUT PATRICK WATSON
Watson’s most recent full length album is 2022’s Better in the Shade, which draws on literary inspirations. Watson’s recent collaborators include Charlotte Cardin, Georgio and Hania Rani, and early this year released “Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi Version),” which he recorded for Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days.

Patrick Watson composes, performs, and records his albums with his long-time bandmate and collaborator Mishka Stein. The recipients of Canada’s Polaris Music Prize, in addition to multiple JUNO Awards, and gold and platinum records in Canada, Watson and his band have toured on all continents, on occasion playing with full orchestras to bring their rich music to life. Their latest tours saw the band playing some of their largest venues to date, including the Barbican (London), L’Olympia (Paris), Coliseu (Lisbon), El Plaza Condesa (Mexico City), and more. Raised and still living in Montreal, Watson has composed several scores for both film and television, including a trailer for The Walking Dead.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES : Patrick Watson and the FILMHarmonic Orchestra
November 2 - Meridian Hall - Toronto, ON
November 20, 21, 28, 29, 30 - Place Des Arts - Maison Symphonique - Montréal, QC

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