News
Performs "Primitive Girl"
Apr 11, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Last night M. Ward stopped by the set of Conan in L.A. to play the lead single "Primitive Girl" from his just released new album A Wasteland Companion. More
Mar 26, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
With his latest solo album A Wasteland Companion scheduled for release on April 10, M. Ward has granted permission for the new record stream in full online. More
All Part of the Merge Family
Mar 05, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Merge Records have a slew of Record Store Day releases planned. Translation: get your butt down to your local brick and mortar shop on April 21 to check out exclusives from Arcade Fire, M. Ward, Destroyer and more. More
A Wasteland Companion Out April 10
Feb 20, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Awash in a sea of She & Hims and Monsters of Folks, some may have temporarily forgotten M. Ward is also a solo artist. Ward set out to remind listeners of that today with new track, “Primitive Girl.” More
Devotes An Hour to Favorite Love Songs
Feb 14, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
This morning LA radio station KCRW welcomed singer/songwriter M. Ward into the studio to host a special edition of its Morning Becomes Eclectic show, devoting an entire hour to some of his favorite love songs. More
Off Forthcoming LP A Wasteland Companion
Feb 01, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
M. Ward has debuted a beautifully animated music video to accompany the first single off his upcoming new album A Wasteland Companion. More
Supporting Between The Times & The Tides
Jan 19, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo has booked a short jaunt through the U.S. in support of his upcoming solo effort Between The Times & The Tides. More
Low Ticket Sales Blamed for Cancelation of East Hampton, NY Festival
Aug 08, 2011
By Margot Cooper Gruen
The MTK: Music to Know Festival, which was scheduled to take place this coming weekend in East Hampton, NY, has been cancelled due to low ticket sales. More
New Solo Album in the Works
May 03, 2011
By Lauren Barbato
M. Ward is using 2011 for some "me" time. We have the details on his upcoming projects. More
Extra Shows Added to U.S. Tour
Mar 09, 2011
By Lauren Barbato
Today, the indie folk-rock outfit confirmed the dates, venues, and acts for the newly added shows to their U.S. tour. We have the details. More
Digital Album Benefits Oxfam
Nov 17, 2010
By Laura Studarus
We’re all quite taken with Joanna Newsom, who graced the cover of our magazine earlier this year. Turns out we’re not alone in our love of the pixie-like harpist. A group of artists, including Owen Pallett and M. Ward are paying tribute to Newsom in new digital album, Versions of Joanna. More
Proceeds go to Music Educators, First Octave
Sep 08, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Sooner or later, every musician has to try his or her hand at Stairway to Heaven. Now a bunch of artists—including M.Ward, Chris Walla, and Laura Viers—are trying their hands at other covers in new compilation From the Land of and Snow: Songs of Led Zeppelin. We have the tracklist. More
PBS in the Midst of ACL's 35th Season
Oct 30, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
This Saturday, PBS' Austin City Limits will premiere a performance of M. Ward and Okkervil River. More
With Your Powers Combined - I Am Captain Folk!
Jun 11, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
Your eyes don't deceive you. Monsters of Folk—aka Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, M. Ward, and producer/engineer Mike Mogis is a reality! The verdict is still out and whether this will be a runaway Traveling Wilburys-like success or a M.O.R. Highwaymen-esque novelty. The trio of songwriters are certainly in BFF material. They've joined each other on and offstage, been Under the Radar favorites, and covered each others' songs, but the build-up to this was questionable at best. More
Singer/songwriter Announces More Dates and New Video
Apr 15, 2009
By Laura Studarus
M.Ward extends tour and debuts new video. More
Interviews
Oct 01, 2009
By Matt Fink
It's one of the most ill-used words in the rock and roll lexicon, but 20 years ago, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne brought new meaning to the word "supergroup" when they formed The Traveling Wilburys. More
Feb 01, 2009
By Jim Scott
“You can only discover something once,” M. Ward says, speaking about both his own music and the influence other artists have had on him. Over the course of his first five solo LPs, Ward slowly opened up, both lyrically and musically, so that each successive album still exuded that feeling of discovery. His sixth, Hold Time, is no exception. More
Reviews
A Wasteland Companion
Merge
Apr 17, 2012
By Danielle Sills
The timeless quality always inherent in M. Ward's music abounds here on the songwriter's seventh solo album, and rather than a wasteland, this feels more like slices of a dreamscape. Reflective, calculated, and ultimately seductive, A Wasteland Companion drives one's senses through a quiet maelstrom of compressed energy. More