M Ward
M Ward: Think of Spring review – a spectral tribute to Billie Holiday
The ever-questing Matthew Ward turns his minimalist attentions to Holiday’s lush 1958 album Lady in Satin
Neil Spencer
05, Dec, 2020 @4:00 PM
M Ward: Migration Stories review – expanding the borders of Americana
The vocals are perpetually reverbed and the guitars are always twangy, but on his 10th studio album, the singer-songwriter stretches his legs a little
Michael Hann
03, Apr, 2020 @9:00 AM
Mavis Staples: Livin’ on a High Note review – bring on the great and the good
The songwriting credits on Staples’ latest read like a Who’s Who of alternative music
Ally Carnwath
21, Feb, 2016 @8:00 AM
She & Him: Volume 3 – review
She and Him are at their best when they tone down the sugariness – but they hardly ever do, writes Rebecca Nicholson
Rebecca Nicholson
09, May, 2013 @9:45 PM
M Ward – review
The intense showman ranges through a set of powerful songs that sound like anxious inner monologues externalised, writes Ian Gittins
Ian Gittins
04, Jul, 2012 @5:00 PM
M Ward: A Wasteland Companion – review
Back in solo mode, Matthew Ward delivers another fine set of Americana, writes Phil Mongredien
Phil Mongredien
07, Apr, 2012 @11:05 PM
M Ward: A Wasteland Companion – review
M Ward continues his careful restoration job on the sounds and styles of early-60s US pop to pleasing effect, writes Michael Hann
Michael Hann
05, Apr, 2012 @8:15 PM
How music can reach out and touch us
Music gives us moments when – with a lyric, a chord change, a note or a drumbeat – a hand seems to come out and take our own
Laura Barton
22, Dec, 2011 @10:45 PM
Laura Barton meets M Ward
Laura Barton finds out about singer-songwriter M Ward's musical and literary influences
Laura Barton
27, Feb, 2009 @12:01 AM
Pop review: M Ward: Hold Time
M Ward has grown bolder with each album, an evolution that continues on his seventh offering, says Hugh Montgomery
Hugh Montgomery
08, Feb, 2009 @12:01 AM
CD: M Ward, Post-War
(4AD)
Chris Salmon
31, Aug, 2006 @11:02 PM
CD: M Ward, Transistor Radio
(Matador)
Dave Simpson
18, Feb, 2005 @1:19 AM
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