Uh Oh
Uh Oh is the latest album by singer-songwriter, film composer and pianist Patrick Watson. The 11 new original songs find Watson meditating on the idea of life being a series of “uh ohs”: a little phrase uttered in response to everything from childhood accidents to our most overwhelming anxieties. For Watson, it came to mind when faced with the biggest “uh oh” that a singer could endure: he lost his voice. Unsure if or when he would be able to sing again, his new album took a new shape, a collection of collaborations with friends and strangers; artists that he wanted to hear sing. Uh Oh represents a vision that Watson has chased for his entire life, the culmination of 20 years of musical exploration and lived experience that enabled him to translate the films in his mind to the sounds and words swirling in your ears.
Most of the songs on Uh Oh see Watson and his band, long-time bandmates, collaborator and multi-instrumentalist Mishka Stein, and Olivier Fairfield and co-vocalist Ariel Engle—a.k.a. La Force) joined by a guest singer, ranging from the iconic voices he’s idolized for years (Martha Wainwright) to ones he discovered through Instagram scrolling (Solann); a local Quebec favorite (Klô Pelgag) to international phenoms (MARO, Hohnen Ford, November Ultra); from JUNO Award-winning pop star (Charlotte Cardin), to Félix award winner (Anachnid), to a friend he met when she worked the counter at this local coffee shop (Charlotte Oleena). “Every singer has these different magical powers on this record, and each song kind of represents that,” Watson says.
Hearing how the songs on Uh Oh flow seamlessly into one another, one might never guess that it was recorded in multiple locations—Montreal, New Orleans, L.A., Mexico City, Paris—with a minimalist approach, using just two microphones, in mostly one or two takes. And one might perhaps not guess that Watson spent two months studying Cardi B’s “Up” to get the mix just right.
Product Details
- Black 12" vinyl 140g
- Gatefold with credits and lyrics printed on inner-sleeve
- 4-panel cardboard jacket with 16-page stapled booklet
- 16-bit/44.1k
- 320 kbps
- Secret City Records
- September 26, 2025
Musicians
- Lead Vocals / Piano / Modular Synth / Synthesizer / Woodwinds / Background Vocals
- Lead Vocals
- Lead Vocals
- Vocals
- Vocals
- Vocals
- Vocals
- Vocals
- Vocals
- Vocals / Guitar
- Background Vocals
- Background Vocals
- Guitar / Bass / Drums
- Guitar / Drums
- Guitar
- Saxophone
- Clarinet / Bass Clarinet
- Viola da Gamba
- Trumpet
- Trumpet
- Trumpet
- Trumpet
- Violin
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Cello
- Choir
- Choir
- Choir
- Choir
- Choir
- Choir
Production Credits
- Patrick Watson / Montana Martin Iles / Mathieu Parisien / Santiago Parra
- Patrick Watson / Rob Heaney
- Adam Ayan
- Marc Thériault
Compositions
- Patrick Watson / Mélanie Pereira / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield
- Patrick Watson / Anna Khesickhway Harper / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield
- Patrick Watson / Mariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield
- Patrick Watson / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield / Renee Mooi / Diana Laura / Jazmín Zepeda / Emma Platais / Maya Burns
- Patrick Watson / Charlotte Loseth / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield
- Patrick Watson / Ariel Engle / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield
- Patrick Watson / Chloé Pelletier Gagnon / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield
- Patrick Watson / Hohnen Ford / Brad Barr / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield
- Patrick Watson / Martha Wainwright / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield / Robert Magaryan / Yubin Kim / Jeremie Cloutier / Xavier Lepage Brault / Rebecca Foon
- Patrick Watson / Charlotte Cardin / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield
- Patrick Watson / Solann Lis-Amboyan / Mishka Stein / Olivier Fairfield