M. Ward Announces New Album 'Supernatural Thing', Shares Title Track
Friday, 28 April 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Jacob Boll
M. Ward has announced a new album.
'Supernatural Thing' will arrive on June 23, and boasts collaborations with First Aid Kit, Jim James, Kelly Pratt, Shovels & Rope, Scott McMicken and Neko Case.
It marks the indie-folk artist's first full-length release since his two 2020 albums, 'Migration Stories' and the Billie Holiday covers project 'Think Of Spring and Migration Stories'. He said:
"The title comes from an early thought as a kid that radio travelled the same airwaves as messages from supernatural things — and music, especially remembered music, is somehow tied up in this exchange. The sending and receiving of messages from memory and dreams seem to move along this same often broken-up wavelength. I see this new record as an extension, 18 years later, of my ‘Transistor Radio’ record, but this new record is better because it's more concise and has more voices and more moods — the way my favorite radio was and still is."
As a preview, head below to stream the record's acoustic guitar-led title track, which comes paired with a video by Joe Trussel. Ward added: "All my songs depend on dream-imagery to some extent. And this was an actual dream I had about Elvis, when he came to me and said that. I don’t know if it’s pandemic-related or not."
'Supernatural Thing' tracklist:
1. Lifeline
2. Too Young To Die (featuring First Aid Kit)
3. Supernatural Thing
4. New Kerrang (featuring Scott McMicken)
5. Dedication Hour (featuring Neko Case)
6. I Can’t Give Everything Away (featuring Jim James)
7. Engine 5 (featuring First Aid Kit)
8. Mr. Dixon (featuring Shovels & Rope)
9. For Good (featuring Kelly Pratt)
10. Story Of An Artist
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