Singapore, Oct. 24 -- Something about Montreal singer-songwriter Patrick Watson's latest album reminds me of a scene in Barry Jenkins' Oscar-winning film Moonlight (2016).
Juan (played by Mahershala Ali), a drug dealer who becomes an unlikely father figure, takes little Chiron (played by Alex Hibbert) out to the sea.
Bobbing in and out of the water, Juan guides Chiron through the currents and, eventually, the latter lies and stays afloat, the former cradling his head, like a priest would a newborn child.
Such is the richly cinematic mood Watson evokes in his band's sixth studio release, aptly titled Wave. His band's name is Patrick Watson.
Just like the above scene, the songs are as much baptism as communion, riding the line between...