I never considered self-indulgence a bad thing. Many critics always keep their high-strung arguments ever so close to their heart on the subject, but the fuss over this quality feels much too superfluous. Why must we strive to be better than our primal instincts? If artists have a romantic relationship with a style of music, let them be, dammit. There’s not much satisfaction to come out of sticking our noses up high because a musician indulges in a common sonic quality, they want us to indulge too. Lets keep in touch with those emotions, beloved indie rockers. [...]
This year at Hidden Track, we concocted a little experiment for our year-end Best Albums of 2009 list. Instead of picking the old fashioned way - subjectively - we opted for something a little different: a collaborative, collective list that incorporates the opinions of everybody here at HT. To begin, we devised an all-encompassing list of around 100 nominees and populated it in a Google spreadsheet - essentially anything that anybody who writes for Hidden Track liked at all, made the list. Then we invited our crew of writers to independently vote on the [...]
With the first six months of 2009 beginning to feel like a distant memory, figured it was time to continue with a tradition we started last year around this time , by taking a look at my favorite albums from the first half of the year with a little something we've dubbed Top 6 Of The First 6. Maybe I'm getting old, but this list is dominated by mainly roots and Americana-tinged albums, so for those of you expecting Animal Collective somewhere here you may be sorely disappoint. So let's get [...]
M Ward's Hold Time has a lot to like. It has a traces of country, gospel and folk all with a smart indie sensibility. Fisher of Men is one of my favorites... Fisher of Men He tied a feather to the hook for to get you to look And by the time you know what took you, you already took He's got a [...]
A la espera de alguna fecha más en España, se anuncia oficialmente que el próximo 22 de junio Matthew Stephen Ward, más conocido como M. Ward , visite Madrid , concretamente la Sala Heineken , y nos de una muestra en directo de su magnífico trabajo Hold Time . Existen rumores de que también se podría dar otra fecha en Barcelona , aunque aún no hay nada confirmado. Si las fechas me vienen bien me echaré un viajecito a la capital para poder ver en directo [...]
Words by Michael Cranston Photos by Ben Crocker Matt Ward isn’t exactly the most talkative individual, so when we arrived at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto to interview him last week, we weren’t expecting garrulous anecdotes or divulging commentary. Sure, his accomplished career vindicates him from having to be a good interview or even offer some random blogger insight into his creative process. But like all writers, I thought I’d have a chance to dig a bit deeper. Not that I expected to be the Frost [...]
Photo Credit: www.stabur5productions.ws/page 3.html You click and drag new releases on to your iPod's 2009 playlist, but does everything deserve to stay? No. Well, we are at your service to aid you in proper, and deserved 2009 album deletions (not from the whole Pod, but rather the playlist.) Ultimately, we are helping you generate a Best of 2009 playlist, right? Maybe. The Veils - Sun Gangs Nux Vomica and more specifically "Calliope!" hit [...]
Last night, I managed to see M. Ward perform at The Phoenix in Toronto and let me tell you, it was breathtaking. Each and every song had so much emotion and it was just flowing straight into the audience. Matt Ward has such great moxie, and it is clear how much fun he is having on stage with his band mates and how well he knows his stuff. A show filled with awesome improvisation and a few covers (one being "Roll Over Beethoven", which by the way had to have been the best version of that song I have yet [...]
Qué chula esta nueva versión de M. Ward, que en este caso homenajea a la canción de Buddy Holy , cover que pertenece a su último trabajo, Hold Time . Un vídeo más de animación -si es que no se cansan nunca- con historia antitelevisiva, o qué es lo que hay que hacer cuando te aburra lo que ponen en la tele. Vía: Stereogum Comparte esta anotación
When it comes to singer/songwriters, M. Ward is at the top of the pops. His latest effort, Hold Time , is easily one of his most diverse; pulling on the help of Zooey Deschanel, Lucinda Williams, and Tom Hagerman to name a few. But the variety doesn't stop there. The LP features a few covers, too, and this video is for the best one on the LP: Buddy Holly's "Rave On." Whether you cry or throw up, it's sure to be out of cuteness: MP3: [...]
M.Ward has made some good content from his latest album available to the internerd. His performance on David Letterman , the first free single featuring Zooey Deschanel , Never Had Nobody Like You and finally the first video for the album's title track, Hold Time . Now we have the second video from his new album Hold Time , Rave On , a Buddy Holly cover which also features Zooey [...]
M. Ward has premiered the music video for ' Rave On '. The video is off a track from his latest album ' Hold Time '. ' Rave On ' is a cover of the original 1958 song written and performed by Sonny West and later by Buddy Holly . M. Ward ' Rave On '
This is a good song from a pretty good album featuring Zooey Deschanel (from his other project, She and Him). Can't remember if he played it at his Dallas DMA show , but enjoy, nonetheless.
Depois de lançar o nostálgico She & Him junto com a bela atriz, Zooey Deschanel , o cantor, letrista e guitarrista M.Ward chega ao seu sexto álbum solo. Com uma fórmula de que músicas simples podem transcender o tempo, "Hold Time" quase nos convence de com seus argumentos, mas acaba morrendo na sua própria premissa. Junto de uma banda de primeiro escalão, cordas por Peter Broderick (Efterklang) e percussão e mixagem por Mike Mogis [...]
Folk/Rock - A talented producer, excellent guitarist, and one of today's most consistent singer/songwriters, M. Ward is quickly becoming the go-to guy for the softer side of indie rock. He has lent a hand, ear, or voice to everyone from Norah Jones to Cat Power to My Morning Jacket, and collaborated with queen hipster Zooey Daschanel as She & Him for last year's remarkably good Volume One . Hold Time , Ward's sixth solo LP, finds him in top [...]
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M. Ward may be one of the few artists who truly understands the potential of a studio recording. Having long been regarded as something of a sonic loner – both in spite of and because of his friendship with Conor Oberst – Ward’s recordings started off sounding like bedroom angst recorded through a tin can. But with 2005’s Transistor Radio , the world at large began to see Ward had more to offer than his mournful crooning and virtuosic acoustic guitar picking. Finally on 2006’s Post-War , Ward burst from his shell with a collection of Jim James-produced [...]
M. Ward has added a slew of North American dates to his current ' Hold Time ' tour which kicked off yesterday (Feb. 18) in Boston. The jaunt, in support of his recently released album ' Hold Time ', will now include dates in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Oakland, among others. The tour includes a stop at the Coachella music festival in Indio, Ca. on April 17. M. Ward [...]
As I've stated previous, I'm pretty happy M.Ward is back to doing his own thing . He sounded great on David Letterman last night... Hold Time was be released yesterday, February 17th, through Merge Records . M. Ward (ft. Zooey Deschanel) - Never Had Nobody Like You ------------------------------ -------------------------- [...]
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