Wave (Patrick Watson album)

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Wave
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Studio album by
Patrick Watson
ReleasedOctober 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
Label
Patrick Watson chronology
Love Songs for Robots
(2015)		Wave
(2019)		 Better in the Shade
(2022)

Wave is the sixth studio album released by Canadian group Patrick Watson. It was released on October 19, 2019.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10 [1]
Metacritic 73/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Wave received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73 based on 7 reviews. [2]

In the Sputnikmusic review, staff member SowingSeason praised the album as "texturally and aesthetically jaw-dropping, perfected by an artist who clearly took his time accentuating the beauty and sadness of every moment." [4]

The album was a Juno Award nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dream for Dreaming"3:39
2."The Wave"4:17
3."Strange Rain"2:59
4."Melody Noir"3:15
5."Broken"4:37
6."Turn Out the Lights"4:14
7."Wild Flower"3:40
8."Look at You"3:12
9."Drive"3:27
10."Here Comes the River"4:14
Total length:37:34

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 191
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [8] 2
French Albums (SNEP) [9] 109
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 59
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [11] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 87

References

  1. ↑ "Wave by Patrick Watson reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Wave by Patrick Watson Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Yuyitung, Matt. "Review: Patrick Watson - Wave". Exclaim! . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  4. 1 2 SowingSeason. "Review: Patrick Watson - Wave". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Patrick Watson – Wave" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Patrick Watson – Wave" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Patrick Watson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Patrick Watson – Wave". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Patrick Watson – Wave" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Patrick Watson – Wave". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Patrick Watson – Wave". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 November 2020.


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