M. Ward - For Beginners: The Best Of M. Ward (Vinyl)
For Beginners: The Best of M. Ward is a collection for M. Ward fans of any vintage. Gathering together 14 tracks from across his Merge Records discography, including the newly recorded song Cry, For Beginners is both a primer and a mixtape of favorites sequenced in a way that gives them new life.
Beginning with Chinese Translation and Poison Cup from 2006’s Post War, For Beginners drops in on Ward as he expands his prowess in the studio. His singular cover of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance, from 2003’s Transfiguration of Vincent, breaks out into the exuberant Never Had Nobody Like You from 2009’s Hold Time.
Rather than the neat evolutionary line suggested by a chronological arrangement, what holds For Beginners together is Ward’s impeccable skill as a songwriter, which remains in focus as his sound expands from low-fi home recordings to electric, radio-ready stompers.
Tracklist:
1. Chinese Translation
2. Poison Cup
3. Let's Dance
4. Never Had Nobody Like You
5. Lullaby + Exile
6. Duet for Guitars #3
7. Vincent O' Brien
8. For Beginners
9. Magic Trick
10. Outta My Head
11. Undertaker
12. Roller Coaster
13. Hold Time
14. Cry
For Beginners: The Best of M. Ward is a collection for M. Ward fans of any vintage. Gathering together 14 tracks from across his Merge Records discography, including the newly recorded song Cry, For Beginners is both a primer and a mixtape of favorites sequenced in a way that gives them new life.
Beginning with Chinese Translation and Poison Cup from 2006’s Post War, For Beginners drops in on Ward as he expands his prowess in the studio. His singular cover of David Bowie’s Let’s Dance, from 2003’s Transfiguration of Vincent, breaks out into the exuberant Never Had Nobody Like You from 2009’s Hold Time.
Rather than the neat evolutionary line suggested by a chronological arrangement, what holds For Beginners together is Ward’s impeccable skill as a songwriter, which remains in focus as his sound expands from low-fi home recordings to electric, radio-ready stompers.
Tracklist:
1. Chinese Translation
2. Poison Cup
3. Let's Dance
4. Never Had Nobody Like You
5. Lullaby + Exile
6. Duet for Guitars #3
7. Vincent O' Brien
8. For Beginners
9. Magic Trick
10. Outta My Head
11. Undertaker
12. Roller Coaster
13. Hold Time
14. Cry
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