Post-War

Post-War
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 22, 2006 (2006-08-22)
StudioBlue Rooms, Portland
Type Foundry, Portland
Wavelab, Tucson, Arizona
Presto!, Lincoln, Nebraska
GenreFolk rock
Length37:35
LabelMerge (US)
4AD (Europe)
M. Ward chronology
Transistor Radio
(2005)
Post-War
(2006)
To Go Home
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA−[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Independent[6]
Mojo[7]
Pitchfork8.2/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]
Uncut[11]

Post-War is the fifth studio album by M. Ward. It was released on August 22, 2006, by Merge Records. It features the single "To Go Home", a cover of a song written by Daniel Johnston. Guest appearances were made by Jim James of My Morning Jacket (who produced the track "Magic Trick"), Rachel Blumberg, drummer for the indie rock band The Decemberists, Neko Case, and Mike Mogis. Ward has said that the song "Today's Undertaking" was heavily inspired by Roy Orbison's 1963 single "In Dreams".

  1. ^ "Reviews for Post-War by M. Ward". Metacritic. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Post-War – M. Ward". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Murray, Noel (August 30, 2006). "M. Ward: Post-War". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Kot, Greg (August 25, 2006). "Post-War". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Salmon, Chris (September 1, 2006). "M Ward, Post-War". The Guardian. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  6. ^ Gill, Andy (September 1, 2006). "Album: M Ward". The Independent. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "M. Ward: Post-War". Mojo (155): 111. October 2006.
  8. ^ Tangari, Joe (August 30, 2006). "M. Ward: Post-War". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  9. ^ Hoard, Christian (August 10, 2006). "M. Ward: Post-War". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  10. ^ Peisner, David (September 2006). "M. Ward: Post-War". Spin. 22 (9): 114. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  11. ^ "M. Ward: Post-War". Uncut (113): 133. October 2006.