Better in the Shade

Better in the Shade
Studio album by
Patrick Watson
ReleasedApril 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
Length21:41
LabelSecret City
Patrick Watson chronology
Wave
(2019) 		Better in the Shade
(2022)

Better in the Shade is the seventh studio album released by Canadian group Patrick Watson. It was released on April 22, 2022.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[2]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5[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

Better in the Shade track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Chart performance for Better in the Shade
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 90

References

  1. ^ a b "Better in the Shade by Patrick Watson Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Coulombe, Bruno. "Review: Patrick Watson - Wave". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sunnyvale. "Review: Patrick Watson - Better in the Shade". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Canadian Albums: Week of May 7, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2022.


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