M Ward is cool. I actually think Bright Eyes have been better than him, of late, but that's just opinion. Transfiguration of Vincent is a great, great record.
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If you get a chance to see this guy at all, take it. He plays guitar so uniquely and get's some of the best sounds out of it. His voice is easier to hear live than on record imo because you really get the bluesy background vibe live. O' Brian's Nocturne is my favorite song.
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Matt's new record, Post-War, which comes out August 22nd, has leaked, and it's easily the best record i've heard all year, and very likely Matt's best record yet. it's certaintly his most consistant and easily beats the last one, as good as it was. Transfiguration of Vincent used to be my fave, but i think the tides may have changed.
the album features Neko Case on 1 track and Jim James on another
i posted the title cut on my blog for those that wanna check it out
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Thanks for posting the song, I love it.
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thanks for the update, i've been anxious to hear this album.
m.ward is a weird artist for me, i got transfiguration of vincent and transistor radio and i like both to a degree. i can't describe him in anyway, but his sound is so attractive. so many short songs that feel like one mess with a beautiful grainy voice.
Excellent, I'm going to have to download it. I'm a big M Ward fan, Transistor Radio is probably one of the best albums I've heard in the past couple of years.
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This is M. Ward's first record, originally released by Co-Dependent Records in 1999, then re-released in 2000 by M's friend Howe Gelb (Giant Sand) on his Ow-Om label. It has been out of print ever since. Now Merge is offering this re-mastered version with three bonus tracks.
1. Duet For Guitars #2 2. Beautiful Car 3. Fishing Boat Song 4. Scene From #12 5. Good News 6. Crooked Spine, The 7. Look Me Over 8. Who May Be Lazy 9. It Won't Happen Twice 10. He Asked Me To Be A Snake And Live Underground 11. Song From Debby's Stairs 12. It Was A Beautiful Car 13. Were You There? 14. Not A Gang 15. Duet For Guitars #1
This is streaming on Merge's site. Jealous Butcher is releasing the vinyl version, along with Transfiguration of Vincent, but those dates are still kinda up in the air. I sent them an email, but received no reply yet. Enjoy!
*edit* - just found out that http://www.acousticsounds.com is offering a pre-order of vinyl for $13.99 (coming 07/10 as well)
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woa, weird. Twilight zone. Just heard post war last night at my girlfriend sand downloaded it today. Great record! definitely going to look more into this guy.
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62strat wrote:
woa, weird. Twilight zone. Just heard post war last night at my girlfriend sand downloaded it today. Great record! definitely going to look more into this guy.
Was also going to make a thread.
M. Ward is one of my absolute favorite artists post '00, easily top 5...
get Post-War, followed by Transfiguration of Vincent, End of Amnesia, Duet for Guitars #2, and Transistor Radio
can't wait to get Duet on vinyl w/ the bonus tracks!
Post-War really made me love me. His earlier stuff had me on the fence. He had Neko Case on the new record though and I can't resist anything she's touched.
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