Better in the Shade
Appearance
Better in the Shade | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 22, 2022 | |||
Length | 21:41 | |||
Label | Secret City | |||
Patrick Watson chronology | ||||
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Better in the Shade is the seventh studio album released by Canadian group Patrick Watson. It was released on April 22, 2022.
Critical reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Exclaim! | 7/10[2] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5[3] |
Better in the Shade 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 78 based on 4 reviews.[1]
In the Sputnikmusic review, staff member Sunnyvale praised the album as "the sonic equivalent of living, breathing, human warmth".[3]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Better in the Shade" | 3:36 |
2. | "Height of the Feeling" (with La Force) | 3:59 |
3. | "Ode to Vivian" | 1:29 |
4. | "Little Moments" | 2:46 |
5. | "Blue" | 3:52 |
6. | "La La La La La" | 1:51 |
7. | "Stay" (with Sea Oleena) | 4:08 |
Total length: | 21:41 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] | 90 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Better in the Shade by Patrick Watson Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ Coulombe, Bruno. "Review: Patrick Watson - Wave". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ a b Sunnyvale. "Review: Patrick Watson - Better in the Shade". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian Albums: Week of May 7, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2022.