Patrick Watson - Luscious Life

Many people compare Patrick Watson to the late Jeff Buckley. I'm not going to make that comparison. While they do share certain tendencies (listen to 1:20 for some eerily similar operatic flourishes) Patrick Watson has his own voice that is new and unique. He has a nice velvety style and lyricism that is very different from Buckley. Its a disservice to make the weighty comparison to Buckley. The only reason anyone brings up Buckley is because they want him to rise from the grave anyway.

Jeff Buckley is dead. He's never coming back no matter how many posthumous albums or lost concert recordings get released. Yes, it was a sad day when he drowned but no amount of Leonard Cohen covers is going to bring him back. Seriously, I'm pretty sick of every artist under the sun testing their chops on Hallelujah - a completely shop worn song.

Anyway, I am looking forward to hearing more from Patrick Watson. Hopefully he'll play a show or two outside of Canada.

Until then do youself a favor and watch the video above. I think you'll like it.

Check out Watson's myspace and if you dig his music, buy some here.

You can also test drive a couple of his songs on your ipod before you buy:

Luscious Life (mp3)
Giver (mp3)