Better in the Shade

Better in the Shade is the seventh studio album released by Canadian group Patrick Watson. It was released on April 22, 2022.

Better in the Shade
Studio album by Patrick Watson
Released	April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)
Length	21:41
Label	Secret City
Patrick Watson chronology
Wave (2019) Better in the Shade (2022)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	7/10[2]
Sputnikmusic	4.0/5[3]

Better in the Shade received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 78 based on 4 reviews.^[1]

In the Sputnikmusic review, staff member Sunnyvale praised the album as "the sonic equivalent of living, breathing, human warmth".^[3]

Track listing

Better in the Shade track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Better in the Shade"	3:36
2.	"Height of the Feeling" (with La Force)	3:59
3.	"Ode to Vivian"	1:29
4.	"Little Moments"	2:46
5.	"Blue"	3:52
6.	"La La La La La"	1:51
7.	"Stay" (with Sea Oleena)	4:08
Total length:		21:41

Charts

Chart performance for Better in the Shade

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4]	90