M Ward - Post War
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Artist: M WardBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-08-29
Model: 00673855028026
Music Label: Merge Records
Soundtracks:
- Poison Cup
- To Go Home
- Right In The Head
- Post-War
- Requiem
- Chinese Translation
- Eyes On The Prize
- Magic Trick
- Neptune's Net
- Rollercoaster
- Today's Undertaking
- Afterword/Rag
Music reviews of Post War
Music Review: "They Just Don't Make Music Like This Anymore...."
Rating: 5 Stars
I heard my father say that about his old music once, and I never thought I would ever feel the same way about music of my generation, but Matt Ward's music definitely comes from another, better place. It's his voice that will make you take notice first, a gravelly but sweet whisper that recalls Tom Waits or a young Greg Brown. His virtuosic but highly expressive guitar picking will appeal to folkies, hippies and guitar nerds. But his songs, it must be said, are timeless, having the instant feel of Tin Pan Alley standards or hillbilly classics of another age, yet sounding fresh and inspired. His latest is perhaps his most varied-sounding record--check out the great string section on the opening "Poison Cup," or the garage-surf instrumental "Neptune's Net"--but it still has the otherworldly, shimmering beauty of his already classic "End of Amnesia" and is just as accessible as the indie-rific "Transfiguration of Vincent." The songs and the arrangements are slightly more lively and fleshed-out--as opposed to the preponderance of "ditties" that filled out last year's slightly-disappointing-but-still-pretty-darn-good "Transistor Radio." Again, he shows his gift for interpreting the works of other talented songwriters with a rousing cover of Daniel Johnston's "To Go Home," but standout original tracks like "Chinese Translation" and the mesmerizing title track will make this the album that pushes him into the spotlight as one of the most inspiring songwriters and musicians around. Fabulous.
Description of Post War
The fifth M. Ward album and his most absorbing yet. Its songs unravel their world-wearied tales of life, love, and human kindness with an innate and special grace, helped in part by the very talented friends who join him on this record, such as Neko Case and Mike Mogis, as well as old "Monsters Of Folk" touring buddy Jim James (My Morning Jacket). Look for him on tour this fall.An enviable multitasker, M. Ward deftly charts the varied dusty soundscapes of Americana. Since 2005, he's toured with the White Stripes, coproduced the debut from Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis, compiled a John Fahey tribute, and relocated from Oregon to New Hampshire--and that's just to start. Somehow, he found time to knock out Post-War, his first full-band effort. Since 1999's haunting solo debut, Duet for Guitars #2, every Ward effort has been a departure from the one before. While 2004's Transistor Radio was inspired by the radio days of yore, it's clear in Post-War that Ward has modern times on his mind. Opening with an upbeat trio of songs, Ward launches across diverse musical territory before concluding with the slow blues of "Afterword/Rag." A driving rendition of Daniel Johnston's "To Go Home," featuring Neko Case, is an album highlight. Adding to Ward?s cast of indie-rock luminaries, Jim James (My Morning Jacket)--who appeared on Transistor Radio--joins in on a couple of originals, the rollicking "Chinese Translation" and gospel hoedown "Magic Trick," which begins and ends with a burst of canned applause. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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