Cardigans and Old Watches: M. Ward

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22 August 2012

Artist Spotlight: Monsters of Folk

I first discovered Monsters of Folk through the television show, Parenthood. That show has such an amazing soundtrack, so I'm constantly looking up songs from it. Anyway, I heard Monsters of Folk and immediately loved them - and later found out that one of the talented quartet is none other than M. Ward! It also turns out that the three other guys are also in other bands - namely Bright Eyes and My Morning Jacket.

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M. Ward, Jim James, Conor Oberst, and Mike Mogis started their folk/indie band in 2004 after touring together. They realized they worked well together and, as time permitted, released an album in 2009.

Check out their website and Myspace.

Love,
Scout

14 March 2012

Artist Spotlight: M. Ward

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I cannot believe I haven't talked about M. Ward before! Matthew Ward has been around for a while - since 1999, performing as himself and as a part of Monsters of Folk and the ever wonderful She & Him.

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M. Ward has a gravelly yet smooth voice, and his music is a mix of folk and a kind of bluesy jazz, depending on which song you are listening to. His music is very soothing, but still fun. His newest album, A Wasteland Companion, comes out in April. He has had many exciting musical escapades, one of the coolest, in my opinion, being touring with Bruce Springsteen in 2004. Of course, being in a band with Zooey Deschanel has to be fun, too.

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Check out his website, Facebook, and Myspace pages.

Love,
Scout

11 February 2011

Friday Love

1. Mismatched things

When I have a house, nothing will match - dishes, chairs, etc. They will complement each other, style wise, but they won't match. I don't want sets of anything!