Supernatural Thing

Description

M. Ward's new album, available now! As a solo artist and one half of She & Him, M. Ward has become one of the most distinctive voices in the American indie landscape of the 2000s, garnering favor with fans and critics for his distinctive brand of West Coast Americana, which draws on folk, country, blues, pop, and elements of experimental indie rock. On "Supernatural Thing," M. Ward has clearly mastered the entire vocabulary of American popular music and has made serious decisions about how to use it for his own purposes. What Ward shares with artists like Harry Smith and Neil Young is a context of musical and human values: authenticity and intimacy. The original songs on "Supernatural Thing" feel freshly dug from the earth, with a little dirt still clinging to them. Ward's lyrics have that slight rawness that the ear loves, and his voice possesses a quiet dignity and great tenderness. "Supernatural Thing" is an open and welcoming album.