M. Ward – More Rain [CD]

Merge

£14.38

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: MRG533CD
Barcode: 0673855053325
Release Date: 29 Mar 2024
Genre: Indie/Alternative

Available for the first time from Cargo. This album, Ward’s eighth solo affair, finds the artist picking up the tempo and volume a bit from his previous release, 2012’s A Wasteland Companion. Where that record introspectively looked in from the outside, More Rain finds Ward on the inside, gazing out. Imagined initially as a DIY doo-wop album that would feature Ward experimenting with layering his own voice, it soon branched out in different directions, a move that he credits largely to his collaborators here who include R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Neko Case, k.d. lang, The Secret Sisters, and Joey Spampinato of NRBQ. The result is a collection of upbeat, sonically ambitious yet canonically familiar songs that both propel Ward’s reach and satisfy longtime fans.

SIDE A. 1. [More Rain] 2. Pirate Dial 3. Time Won’t Wait 4. Confession 5. I’m Listening (Child’s Theme) 6. Girl From Conejo Valley SIDE B. 7. Slow Driving Man 8. You’re So Good to Me 9. Temptation 10. Phenomenon 11. Little Baby 12. I’m Going Higher