www.patrickwatson.net

In a nutshell: Patrick Watson is so good he uses his name twice, it being both his godgiven and the name of this fine Montreal fourpiece. PW (the man) is singer-songwriterpianist and fully versed in the wide world of sound; church-reared, classically-trained, even forming a ska band in his teens. PW (the band), though, are outrageously offbeat, baroque but never precious, shambling but full of purpose.

Imagine if you will: A supergroup dust up between Syd Barrett, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead and Erik Satie.