ExpressMilwaukee.com Review
By: Michael Carriere - expressmilwaukee.com

There are few musicians in today’s indie scene as enigmatic as M. Ward. His latest album, 2006’s critically acclaimed Post-War, came across like a series of bulletins from a long-gone era, with Ward’s voice often sounding like it was channeling the highs and lows of American history. The result was a record that had something of an otherworldly feel to it. Post-War was clearly rooted in the past, but there was something about Ward’s delivery that made the record feel incredibly relevant.
Ward’s set at the Pabst Theater did little to shed light on Ward himself (beneath a baseball cap, it was almost impossible to even see his face), but it did put the true immediacy of his best work on vibrant display. Drawing heavily from Read More...