Infos zur alten platte „End of Amnesia“
„…a beguiling hybrid of Grandaddy and Tom Waits‘ SWORDFISHTROMBONES. And the kids only starting out. Jeez some people.“ – Andrew Male, MOJO
„…softly-brushed, spiky guitars, desert-fried ennui and lazy, hushed vocals reminiscent of acrumpled Elliott Smith or dust-choked Vic Chesnutt…. hugely impressive …4.5 stars“ – UNCUT
’songs alive in metaphor and imagery in the spirit of Tom Waits….and the late John Fahey….“End of Amnesia“ is the antidote to commercial country“ – All things Considered, NPR
„….End of Amnesia ably juggles faultless country- pop melodicism (think Joe Pernice, Neil Young) with an enchanting lo-fi intimacy.“ Stevie Chick The London Times
„…..seedlings from a great old uprooted tree trying to recapture some of the biblical grandeur that has wilted away….8+“ – All Music Guide
M. WARD is a 27-year-old guitarist/singer who has been recording with his band RODRIGUEZ for the past 6 years. Their first album „Swing like a metronome“ (Devil in the woods) was recorded by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy. Ward is currently living in Portland, Oregon by way of Seattle, Chicago ad Ventura County, California. „Duet for guitars #2″ is his first solo full-length release. He placed a rough mix tape in the hands of Mr Howe Gelb (Giant Sand, OP8) at a Seattle show during a ’99 tour.
Howe Gelb writes :“Not since Grandaddy have i been so charmed by an unknown collection of tunes and their display“. He decided to release it on his own little label, Ow Om Recordings.
„End of amnesia“ is the title of the brand new M WARD album. Matt comes back with a great collection of acoustic country-folk songs, always rooted deeply in the american folk guitar tradition (John Fahey), but with a slightly Lynchian feel to it… There’s a strange fiftiesish atmosphere and a dreamy, nostalgic mood in this album which make it very special, more reminiscent of timeless classics (Nina Simone, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan) than of any contemporaneous songwriters.
„End of Amnesia“ was a group project performed along with various friends of M. Ward: Adam Selzer (Norfolk + Western), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Mike Coykendall (Old Joe Clarks), Jordan Hudson (Operacycle), Deeana Varagona (Lambchop) and Bruce Winter. It will be released July 17th, 2001.“
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