Features
Wednesday, January 27 2010
Part 3: From Porcupine Tree to Wye Oak
Slipped Discs continues with Norwegian electro pop, lots of Scottish pop goodness, two rock institutions, a Soviet born chanteuse and many more. All records that missed our top 60 list last year.
Saturday, December 23 2006
Best Albums of 2006
At long last, the annual rite of passage, the "best of" list... Here's PopMatters picks for the best 60 records of 2006.
Reviews
Tuesday, February 17 2009
M. Ward: Hold Time
Ward crafts a fuller sound, while still mining musical history for inspiration, and recreates himself as a charming full-on performer rather than a quietly forlorn singer.
Wednesday, August 29 2007
M. Ward: Duet for Guitars #2
Reissue of the Post-War singer-songwriter's 1999 debut shows the modest but still emotive beginnings of M. Ward.
Wednesday, January 24 2007
M. Ward + Holly Throsby
I went to the show reluctantly, expecting to see "serious" girls staring meaningfully into the singer’s eyes. Heck, they might even shed a few tears...
Wednesday, August 16 2006
M. Ward: Post-War
The ups and downs of life's rollercoaster -- world wars and all -- are captured brillantly here by the out-of-time, transcendent troubadour M. Ward.
Wednesday, February 23 2005
M. Ward: Transistor Radio
With the recent success of Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, and the like, Ward should be set for broader critical and commercial recognition. But he's not quite a folker.
Blogs
Thursday, February 4 2010
Evolution of a Song: "Rave On"
It's no doubt that my favorite album from 2009 was M. Ward's sensitive and unassuming Hold Time. Every time I listen to it, I'm romantically…
Sunday, April 19 2009
M. Ward - "Rave On" (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) (video)
Indie singer-songwriter M. Ward takes a crack at the Buddy Holly classic "Rave On" on his 2009 record Hold Time. Ward's version is less rock…
News
Friday, April 24 2009
Slow and easy with indie-rock hero M. Ward
AUSTIN, TEXAS - No wonder M. Ward keeps coming back and making the most of the South by Southwest Music Conference: The Portland, Ore.-based indie-rock…
