M. Ward

Scott McCaughey, the frontman of the Minus 5 and longtime touring member of R.E.M., recently suffered a stroke while on tour with Alejandro Escovedo. And last night,…

Jenny Lewis has just announced plans to play three very special shows in 2016 to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of her album Rabbit Fur Coat, featuring…

She & Him's first major-label debut, Classics, is now streaming over on NPR's First Listen. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward's latest effort is a smooth collection…

Back in 2008, She & Him seemed like a whimsical diversion for singer/movie star Zooey Deschanel and guitarist M. Ward — an artsy little love-over-gold…

For a decade-plus, the otherwise discreet folkie M.Ward (né Matthew Stephen Ward), 38, has been exposing his undergarments of influence in interviews (his favorite Beatle:…

Tasteful, tuneful, highly whimsical Americana (Zooey drops by) wherein nothing much ever feels at stake.

Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody has spearheaded a new collaborative album under the name Tired Pony, and he managed to recruit some real heavyweights for…

She & Him's second album, Volume Two, doesn't drop until March 23, but new track "In the Sun" has leaked online and given us a…

One of 2008's most unlikely breakthrough acts will return with a new album in 2010. She & Him -- the duo of actress-turned-singer Zooey Deschanel…

Monsters of Folk -- the indie supergroup featuring M. Ward, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis -- gave…

The term "supergroup" tends to get thrown around a lot, but often the tag just doesn't sit right. Consider Damn Yankees. Or Zwan. Or more…

Indie supergroup Monsters of Folk has announced plans for a fall tour, kicking off October 13 in Vancouver, BC, before hitting 16 cities across the…

Superchunk members Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance's North Carolina label Merge Records is celebrating 20 years of kicking out the jams with a five-day bash…

Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:…