Singer/songwriter, film composer and pianist Patrick Watson, and singer/songwriter Charlotte Cardin, have released a new collaborative song, “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.

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.

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.

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. http://patrickwatson.net/