We Mackerel's will always have a soft spot for singer songwriter Jason Ward thanks to his wonderfully bitter track Bless You that perfectly soundtracked a particularly appropriate point in our lives. So it is good to see he is back with a new single You're Gonna Be OK - a short, but poppy jaunt of melancholic comfort. It's not available to download yet, but have a listen in preparation. a And in case you don't have it... Download Jason [...]
As regular MM readers will know, singer-songwriter Jason Ward has found great favour with Mrs M for his acerbic song Bless You , which lyrically was particularly appropriate at the time of its release. In advance of his new album Last Time I Was There, he is releasing Good Night as a single via iTunes (out tomorrow) and also offering up an older song Oh Man for free as well, the latter is a song he describes thus: " Oh Man was originally recorded five years ago, but I've [...]
Here at MM we share, chat, argue, bury and praise music on a pretty regular basis…like daily. So throughout the year, the Mackerel crew (Mrs Mackerel, Barry-Sean, Christy-Popper, Dr Roddy, Polly Pocket, Starbar, MM and others) keep their own ever-changing top tens ready for publication at the climax of the festive season. So last, but very much not least, is the lovely (though flu-stricken) Mrs Mackerel and her choices for 2010. We all sweat a little over our top tens and I don't know why really. This is just what I think, you will undoubtedly think [...]
After the release of his Graceful Bow EP , and in particular the track Bless You , Jason Ward is a firm favourite of Mrs Mackerel, and so we were pleased to get details of his new single Okay which is released via iTunes on Tuesday. The single is purposefully more of an upbeat and insightful song, and while the singer/songwriter or even folk labels are still appropriate, it could just as easily be labeled as indie rock, alt/rock, or even pop (should labelling be your thing). We have the [...]
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Bless you my child, you were left out in the wild and I don't think I can come for you this time. Simplicity is everything in Jason Ward 's song "Bless You", and it does wonders for the playfully stinging nature of the tune; it's as if we can hear their smiles as they sing and send us away. There's nothing to get in our way here, only unassuming lyrics and guitar chords leaving us the freedom to sigh and breathe. Reminiscent of Bob Dylan's early songs of unapologetic dismissal, "Bless [...]
We've put Jason Ward's acerbic Bless You up on MM a couple of times already. Now he is releasing it as a free digital single and download and we have the b-side for you too. It's called Dark In Here and also comes from his excellent Graceful Bow EP . Ward says, "This is an instance where the blogosphere gets to act as the gatekeeper, releasing the music just as they always have, on their own pages, and on their own terms. Why deal with the legal issues of labels in an [...]
Indulge me today. My youngest boy was six on Tuesday. Blessed with an excellent fledgling taste in music, his current faves includes Jason Ward , Stornoway and Dr Dog . Perhaps being named after MM's all time hero, Joe Strummer (or Joe Drummer as our Joe called him for some time), has helped. So much personality packed into one so small. Anyway, enough of these frivolities, we've a hung parliament to consider and Tory Dave as our local MP – or possible PM – what a bummer. But let's look on the [...]
It's been a week of firsts – in football – for mini-mackerel-the-most-minor; of letters (I write for a living); and of bests (musical best ofs, best friends, best case of delusion) … so I am the resurrection. Or rather the Stone Roses are. It was simply one of the best gigs I've ever been to (Oxford Poly 1990); just before they became the band to see/listen to/namedrop. They closed the gig with a version of I Am The Resurrection , which I can still remember to this day. [...]
Singer/songwriter (and friend of Snob's Music) Jason Ward is poised to release an EP of new material. Graceful Bow will be available for free download from Ward's website starting February 23rd. The new record is six more tracks of Ward's Elliott Smith-meets-Lou Barlow lo-fi folk. The stand out on this one is definitely "Here's Looking At You (from Behind)", which seems destined to be a
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Hey crew, Sman here, I know I might have you confused with all these "guest bloggers" the last while but this is from yours truly here at Slowcoustic! Just touching base with everyone and passing along some items of note for me lately. I also want to thank everyone from my "Best of 20093 Blogger crew thus far (still Captains Dead, You Crazy Dreamers and Slowcoustic next week!) - please head over to the side column and click on any one of the images to visit one of them (or two, or three) they are all good folks - and [...]
Singer/songwriter Jason Ward has kept himself extremely busy having written and recorded well over 200 songs in the past few years. his latest album, 'Almighty Row', was released independently a few months ago and has seen the American artist take on unmistakeably desolate twist. Lets put it this way, this is not the kind of CD [...]
Almighty Row is the first full length album from singer/songwriter Jason Ward. The album is a collection of well-crafted, intimate songs. Ward draws upon the standard themes of relations for his inspiration. What separates his tales from the pack is his ability to approach the topic with a foreboding, sombre pair of eyes. The arrangements are not intricate. Most of the songs see Ward
This summer we introduced you to an American singer/songwriter named Jason Ward. His introspective and moving songs should hold appeal to fans of everyone from Bon Iver to Mark Lanegan. Ward is generously making his new album, Almighty Row, available for free download. You can get your copy of this haunting record right here. Jason Ward's Myspace
Recently we introduced you to West Virgina indie songwriter Jason Ward. Now we're pleased to be able to offer you a sampling of tracks from his new album Almighty Row.You can download "Bottom", "I'm Not In Trouble", and "Hope You Don't Mind" here.I know you'll enjoy them.Jason Ward's Myspace
We're always looking for new artists to profile on this site and I think we've come across a good one.West Virginia native Jason Ward has recently released his new album Almighty Row. It's a collection of dark ghost folk songs that should bring out the melacholy in you.If you are a fan of Bon Iver or Iron & Wine you should check out Jason Ward. Visit his Myspace page to hear it for
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