Blog: PopMatters

Three years since his last solo album, the prolific, melodic M. Ward goes out on his own again (with only some minor supporting appearances from Zooey Deschanel). If you're reading this review and you're not familiar with M. Ward -- the odds of that being the case are low, I imagine, but still -- chances are you've come across him in one form or another and not known it. Despite a lengthy solo career, M. (short for Matthew) Ward has become something of an indie-circle household name in the last four years, thanks to his involvement in two high-profile [...]