PopMattersM. Ward's ˜Hold Time' has many influencesWorcester Telegram - 2 hours agoAP Thanks to his love of studio reverb, M. Ward sometimes sounds like he's singing through a megaphone - or a rolled-up copy of Irving Berlin sheet music.M. Wa... more info

Time — The singer-songwriter talks to TIME about his his latest album, living in Portland why he's been reading a lot Wallace Stevens. more info

Paste Magazine — Him goes back to solo for pleasant but uneven record " Everybody’s goin’ out / Havin’ fun / I’m a fool for stayin’ home / Havin’ none,” Matt Ward sings on his cover of Don Gibson’s “Oh Lonesome Me.” But those words clearly don�... more info

All About Jazz — THERE is a century-old house in the southeast section of this city, with an attic full of vintage instruments and audio equipment and a drum kit in the dining room, and this is where the indie musician M. Ward likes to record. Reel-to-reel tapes a... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Los Angeles Times' Pop & Hiss blog profiles "singer-songwriter-plus" M. Ward. In categorical terms, Ward is a singer-songwriter, but really he's a singer-songwriter-plus. He's a gifted guitarist known for his fleet finger-picking and loose, impro... more info

New York Times — A connoisseur of the old-fashioned, M. Ward likes vintage instruments, doesn’t listen to much current music and makes his records at home. more info

Stereogum — Elvis Costello's Sundance Channel show really is a perfectly packaged hour for music nerds. EC is an adept interviewer, and never shy about joining in the jam during his guest's performance segments. As at the wrap party, last night's Spectacle ha... more info

Music For Ants — We’re nearly a month and a half into 2009 and my music library has been growing steadily with good tunes.  Today, I have first singles from three highly anticipated upcoming albums, starting with one of my favorite songs ... more info

Pitchfork — The sha-la-la shamble-punks in the Vivian Girls have already been though all the fifty bazillion successive waves of hype and backlash that every Brooklyn band has to go through these days, and now they are officially bubbling. In April, they'll take... more info

JamBase — BACKYARD TIRE FIRE To Begin Work On New Album with LOS LOBOS' STEVE BERLIN Set To Produce February Tour Dates with JJ Grey & MOFRO and Headline Shows in March and April Announced Backyard Tire Fire Backyard Tire Fire return to the studio next mon... more info