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December 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: December 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so this most recent session probably marked five years. […]
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December 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

M. Ward: Think of Spring

M. Ward Think of Spring Anti I’ve been a fan of M. Ward’s music since I first heard him – and maybe it was his cover of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance that really hooked me in, but I remember loving the whole album, Ward’s originals were always high quality too. Here he covers Billie Holiday, […]
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December 7, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 20: M. Ward, Wellington 2007

I guess I really got hooked on M. Ward when I heard his album, Transfiguration of Vincent around the time of its release, if it wasn’t 2003 for me it was early in 2004. I went straight back to hear his first records and I was a fan for the next two as well. In […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 20/20, 2007, Best Gig, It Was The Best Gig, It Was The Best Gig Ever, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 20, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 20 M. Ward, M. Ward, Post-War, She and Him, Transfiguration of Vincent, Wellington, Wellington 2007, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

M. Ward: What A Wonderful Industry

M. Ward What A Wonderful Industry M. Ward Records Matthew “M”. Ward has never (really) let me down. In fact he’s delivered two amazing solo shows, the times I’ve seen him, and his discography is filled with highlights. Amazing covers (Bowie’s Let’s Dance, Daniel Johnston’s The Story of An Artist) and very strong original material. […]
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April 27, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Mavis Staples: Livin’ On A High Note

Mavis Staples Livin’ On A High Note Anti/Epitaph Here’s the latest from Mavis Staples, and a producer-switch, following two charming-enough but sombre Jeff Tweedy-helmed full lengthers. Now we have M. Ward making sure things are sunny and hopeful – and the songwriting credits include Nick Cave, Neko Case and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon among others. […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, ANTI-, Bon Iver, Documentary, Epitaph, Jeff Tweedy, Justin Vernon, Live: Hope at the Hideout, Livin' On A High Note, M. Ward, Mavis Staples, Mavis!, Neko Case, Nick Cave, Ry Cooder, We'll Never Turn Back, Your Good Fortune (ep) ·

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October 11, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

She & Him: Classics

She & Him Classics Columbia I must be softening in my old age – I’ve found a She & Him album I don’t hate. Classics refers to the covers chosen, it’s not a compilation of this duo’s “best” moments, though it ends up (for me) being very much a Best of She & Him, the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Classics, Covers, M. Ward, Orchestra, She & Him, She and Him, Standards, Zooey Deschanel ·

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November 12, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: M. Ward (Nov 9, Wgtn)

M. Ward Bodega, Wellington Saturday, November 10 M. Ward last played Wellington at the start of 2007 – the show was a stunner, one of the best I’ve seen, perhaps the greatest example of a soloist commanding the audience’s attention for the duration of a set. In the time since he was last a visitor […]
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August 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

She & Him: Volume 3

She & Him Volume 3 Merge Records The not all that cleverly but totally accurately titled third album from She & Him is a third volume of songs by Zooey Deschanel with the silent-but-heavy-lifting offered by M. Ward. Quite why he wants to (still) be tied up in this caper is beyond me. I have […]
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December 24, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1704

She & Him, A Very She & Him Christmas (2011) I liked the first She & Him album; it sounded sweet. It was unnecessary almost but nice enough and the covers were cool. The second album – I could take or leave, more likely leave. But I did buy the Christmas album – on vinyl […]
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