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FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN THREE YEARS;
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ANNOUNCED
In the three years since Portland, OR-based troubadour M. Ward released his last solo album – the universally lauded Hold Time – he’s toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo She & Him as well as one with the talented group of friends collectively know as Monsters Of Folk.
Merge Records will release Ward’s highly anticipated sixth solo album, A Wasteland Companion, on April 10 2012.
The album, consisting of 12 tracks, was made with 18 musicians and recorded in eight different studios in Portland, Omaha, New York City, Los Angeles, Austin and Bristol (UK).
Featured musicians include: M Ward (piano, guitars, voice, production), Mike Coykendall (percussion, bass), Giant Sand‘s Howe Gelb (piano), John Parish (percussion, marimba), Bright Eyes‘ Mike Mogis (organ), Susan Sanchez (vocals), She & Him’s Zooey Deschanel (vocals), Jordan Hudson (percussion), Adam Selzer (bass), Nathan “JR” Andersen (piano), Scott McPherson (percussion), Sonic Youth‘s Steve Shelley (percussion), Dr. Dog‘s Tobey Leaman (bass), Devotchka‘s Tom Hagerman (strings) and more.
Catch M. Ward on tour this Spring with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, a reunited fIREHOSE, and Jonathan Richman. Check out the itinerary below.
Tracklisting:
1- Clean Slate (for Alex & El Goodo)
2- Primitive Girl
3- Me And My Shadow
4- Sweetheart
5- I Get Ideas
6- The First Time I Ran Away
7- A Wasteland Companion
8- Watch The Show
9- Theres A Key
10- Crawl After You
11- Wild Goose
12- Pure Joy
M. Ward Tour Dates
February 2 Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
April 11 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
April 12 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom
April 13 Indio, CA @ Coachella
April 14 Santa Barbara, CA @ SoHO
April 16 San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
April 17 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
April 18 Flagstaff, AZ @ The Orpheum
April 20 Indio, CA @ Coachella
May 5 Portland, ME @ State Theatre
May 6 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
May 7 New Haven, CT @ Toads Place
May 8 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
May 11 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
May 12 Philadelphia, PA @Union Transfer
May 13 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
May 15 Durham, NC @ Duke Performances at Page Auditorium
May 16 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
May 17 Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
May 22 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
May 24 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Jonathan Richman supports 4/11
fIREHOSE supports 4/12, 4/16-4/18
Lee Ranaldo Band supports 5/5-5/22
M. Ward Tour Dates
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Scott Colley (bass) and Chris Potter (sax)