M. Ward Announces New Album More Rain, Shares “Girl From Conejo Valley”

M. Ward Announces New Album More Rain, Shares "Girl From Conejo Valley"

It’s been over three years since M. Ward released his last solo album, 2012′s A Wasteland Companion. Today, he’s announced the follow-up to that LP: More Rain, arriving March 4 via Merge. The record features collaborations with R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, Neko Case, k.d. lang, the Secret Sisters, and NRBQ’s Joey Spampinato.

Listen to “Girl From Conejo Valley” below, and check out the tracklisting and album cover.

Here’s what Ward had to say about the album’s themes in a press release:

I think one of the biggest mysteries of America right now is this: How are we able to process unending bad news on Page One and then go about our lives the way the style section portrays us? There must be a place in our brains that allows us to take a bird’s-eye view of humanity, and I think music is good at helping people—myself included—go to that place.


                              

More Rain:

01 More Rain
02 Pirate Dial
03 Time Won’t Wait
04 Confession
05 I’m Listening (Child’s Theme)
06 Girl From Conejo Valley
07 Slow Driving Man
08 You’re So Good To Me
09 Temptation
10 Phenomenon
11 Little Baby
12 I’m Going Higher

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