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“Into Giants” - Patrick Watson

The last minute of “Into Giants” is on another level. The gentle, horn-celebrated crescendo into a blissful zenith is the sort of final flourish that burns a song into my memory. That is not to disparage the rest of the song; the entirety of it is lovely; it is an exquisitely arranged and produced folk song. Also, the press release speaks of the increased intimacy of the both the music and the recordings, additionally mentioning the desire of both Watson and his band to “make the kind of music [they] would want to listen to at home.” While this is all evident, especially in the softer moments of the song, “Into Giants” at times has an incredibly dynamic, grandiose tone that easily grows beyond the boundaries of the backyard.

A free download and video are available, both of which are highly recommended [link]. Adventures In Your Own Backyard, which is Watson’s Domino debut, will be available on April 16th in Canada and April 30th worldwide [link]. Watson will be promoting the album with an SXSW headliner and a stint in Europe, along with a few U.S. dates with Andrew Bird [link].

- Tyler Hanan

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23rd January 2012

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22nd January 2012

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20th January 2012

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fuckyeahoddities:

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost a son while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot behind the head.

Here is an interesting one…
Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy’s secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are made of fifteen letters.

Mr. Booth shot Lincoln in a Theatre called “Ford”.
Lee Harvey Oswald, shot Kennedy in a car called “Ford” Lincoln.

Booth ran from a theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And last but not least,
A month before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A month before Kennedy was shot he was with Marilyn Monroe.

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18th January 2012

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18th January 2012

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nineties-nickelodeon:

“A neighborhood boy who completely disregards your family and puts a ladder directly under the teenage girl’s window to climb up at his discretion is not only acceptable, it’s charming. It’s the kind of stuff that would make said family take the ladder boy under their wing and into their heart. The nineties were a simpler time, one where we didn’t have to worry about things like breaking and entering. Clarissa today would have steel bars on the inside of her window and her father would continually remind her that the next-door boy with his ladder and his touchy hands have no place in his household.”

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18th January 2012

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