I’ve often describe Matt’s sound as vintage. Maybe it’s his smokey, sepia-drenched, croaky voice or his odd guitar tunings, but his music sounds as if its been soaked in a patina that conjures up a long lost era of Americana music, while still sounding every bit contemporary. Let’s check out the video for Requiem off his fantastic Post-War album and you’ll see what I’m talking about…
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Live Matt may be one of the best guitar players out there –Â deftly able to move between upbeat rockers and gentler finger picking acoustic numbers. For his recent stop at the Late Show, Ward treated the crowd to his ’50s pop-rock infused number Never Had Nobody Like You…
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M. Ward will be playing several shows next week in Austin for SXSW, before heading back out onto the road in mid-April kicking off his tour with an appearance at Coachella.
- Further Listening: M. Ward – Live @ WNYC
