Stereogum — Before launching high-profile collaborations She & Him (with Zooey Deschanel) and Monsters Of Folk (with Conor Oberst, Jim James, and Mike Mogis), Matthew Steven “M.” Ward stayed cranking out drowsy, dignified folk-rock LPs with retro sensibility... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to the Life on Agony show with Walls of Jerico show at Starland Ballroom go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets to the just-added second Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins and M. Ward show at the Beacon Theatre... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins recently announced that they're celebrating the 10th anniversary of Rabbit Fur Coat on a short 2016 tour with M. Ward. The tour already included a NYC show on February 3 at Beacon Theatre,... more info

Stereogum — Kyle Fields can make his voice sound like a hound dog, and for that alone, he should be lauded. The man behind Little Wings has assumed a legendary status, even among his eclectic country-leaning Woodsist peers, for his determination to remain seclud... more info

Stereogum — Brian Wilson may have never heard of punk — though he sure did inspire a lot of them — but he has heard of She & Him, the duo who served as one of Wilson’s many collaborators on his latest solo album, No Pier Pressure. The video shows off Zooey... more info

Stereogum — San Francisco-based musician, former For Stars frontman, and frequent M. Ward collaborator Carlos Forster has a day job as a licensed psychotherapist. This makes total sense: “You’ll Survive,” the new single from his second solo effort Disaster... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Norah Jones, Heart’s Ann Wilson, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne, Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, She & Him’s M. Ward, the Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Boz Scaggs and Devendra Banhart are among a cross-generational musical cast lined up to sal... more info

Stereogum — Next week, She & Him, the duo of M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel, make their major-label debut with Classics, their collection of old jazz and pop standards. If you’re looking for a Christmas present for your mom, you could probably do worse; everythin... more info

Stereogum — She & Him will release their Classics covers album in a few weeks, and they’ve just shared a video for their take on Dusty Springfield’s “Stay Awhile.” M. Ward does a pretty impressive job pantomiming guitar playing, and Zooey Deschanel dance... more info

Stereogum — As it appears on M. Ward’s 2005 album Transistor Radio, “Here Comes The Sun Again” builds from bare acoustic strums into a warmly glowing wash of organ, shakers, and bass, Ward’s weathered vocal acting as a friendly shepherd toward daylight. ... more info