PATRICK WATSON Close To Paradise (2007 UK issue 13-track vinyl LP - This album from the Montreal four-piece is a tour de force that spans experimental noise, cabaret guitar / piano pop, stripped down gospel, electronic creeks and loops, walls ofnoise and Beatles-like melodies; from the soaring gospel piano of 'Luscious Life' to otherworldly Morricone meets Tom Waits apocalyptic dustbowl of 'The Storm', there are no weak moments on this stunning album, presented in a gatefold picture sleeve)