Adventures in Your Own Backyard
by Patrick Watson
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: May 1, 2012
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. KateTGD
    Jun 26, 2012
    9
    2012 is an epic year. Not only has there been rampant talk of a zombie apocalypse and an increasing number of natural disasters, but the Mayan prophecies have been continuously cited by both conspiracy theorists and the average Joe alike. Whether you
  2. RiverPlate
    Oct 24, 2014
    7
    If you've been listening to PW since his first album then you will surely like the album, there is nothing bad with it, the guy continues to grow and so his music. luckily he is not experiment too much with technology and keeps it real using lost of arrangements and instruments.

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 12, 2012
    80
    The overall effect is not dissimilar to a less arch Rufus Wainwright, although the quality of songs does tail off slightly toward the end. [Jul 2012, p.113]
  2. Austin Chronicle
    Oct 9, 2012
    67
    Adventures finds Watson's broad cinematic swaths bundled into a persistently intimate experience.
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  3. Mojo
    Jul 18, 2012
    60
    The songs are rarely more than threads of querulous melody and floaty notions. [Jun 2012, p.93]
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