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notes[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]54 playsFuel For Fire (KCRW), M. Ward
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notes"We all had a really good time. ‘This is the only collaboration of its kind for all of us. We brought in many songs that weren’t entirely finished and we helped each other finish them. ‘That gives the record its voice, so it sounds like a complete band rather than a solo project with different backing artists. And every song has four producers, which is very rare." -
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notes April, 2012Interviewer: With all of the collaborations and projects, what are you looking to do next? Can we expect another Monsters of Folk album? More from She & Him? M. Ward: I think the next five years will be very similar to the last five years. All of my projects are alive and well. If we’re not talking about music, then we’re e-mailing about music and staying in touch. -
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notes"My brother had an acoustic guitar that he was neglecting in his closet, and one day when I was probably 13 or 14, I just borrowed it and started to learn Beatles songs. That was day one for me discovering music. I taught myself with an A-Z Beatles chords book: as I learned each song, I checked it off. I still have the guitar, and the book. It’s a really bad, cheap guitar called a Carlos Acoustic. Don’t tell Carlos I said that." -
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notes"There have been zero compromises and zero sacrifices – the best analogy for me to describe this project is a dialogue between four friends – we throw ideas into the air, they get batted around a bit and then we send the ideas into outer space – its a pleasure to work with Mike, Jim and Conor on creative ideas because their input is instinctively mind-blowing." -
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notesThe First Time I Ran Away, M. Ward (by MWARDMUSIC)
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notes"It’s definitely not a one-time thing. We all see each other pretty often, there’s just been a lot of activity for all of us. We’ll definitely make something new." -
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notes"Strong opinions make the world of art go round. Ideally, the haters should hate something enough that they are inspired to go create something in opposition to what they are seeing/hearing. I hope the followers are just as inspired to make something new – hopefully borrowing someone’s ideas and pushing them farther." -
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Photo by autumndewilde
The follow-up to 2009′s Hold Time will arrive on April 10th, via Merge Records. Titled A Wasteland Companion, the 12-track LP features a host of guest performances by the Portland singer-songwriter’s talented friends, including his latest musical partner, Deschanel, John Parish, longtime collaborator/Monsters of Folk bandmate Mike Mogis, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, and recent tourmate Howe Gelb.
A Wasteland Companion
01. “Clean Slate (For Alex & El Goodo)”
02. “Primitive Girl”
03. “Me and My Shadow”
04. “Sweetheart”
05. “I Get Ideas”
06. “The First Time I Ran Away”
07. “A Wasteland Companion”
08. “Watch the Show”
09. “There’s a Key”
10. “Crawl After You”
11. “Wild Goose”
12. “Pure Joy” -
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notes[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]140 playsLullaby & Exile (live), M. Ward ft. Conor Oberst
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notesThe Story of an Artist (Daniel Johnston cover) , M. Ward live in Malmö, Sweden
