M. WARD, HOLD TIME (Merge)
Bud ScoppaUncut , March issue Lo-fi tinkerer completes his transfiguration into major artist. When Matt Ward released his first solo album, Duet For Guitars #2 , in 1999, he appeared to be yet another hermit in his bedroom with a 4-track recorder, inhabiting his private universe at the margins of the bustling indie scene. But through the course of the ’00s, the Portland, Oregon, native has progressively shown himself to be a multitalented art monster, popping up all over the map and establishing himself as a go-to guy musician. Continue reading
