Koko, LondonMatthew Ward is set to bid farewell to his cult status. After a decade spent forging a solo career in the cosy backwater of the US alt-country and indie-folk scenes, the singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon, saw his seventh album, A Wasteland Companion, flirt with the Billboard top 20 this year.Ward's heightened profile is partly explained by his She & Him musical side-project with wearyingly kooky US actress Zooey Deschanel, but mainly down to his prodigious talent. He is the clo...
Guardian Music — Koko, LondonMatthew Ward is set to bid farewell to his cult status. After a decade spent forging a solo career in the cosy backwater of the US alt-country and indie-folk ... more info