It's obvious that M. Ward is proud of being an enigma and he probably takes great pleasure in our digging for clues once we're caught up in his echo filled attic of pop. His records are packed with so little and maybe that's why it is so easy to drag your own baggage in to the mix.
When I first encountered the title track of his latest, "Hold Time", my first thought was that I hoped that this would be how my final moments on the coil would sound and, even as a not so believing person, I hoped that the feeling of being above it all would be thrown in for good measure. I also chastened myself for being maudlin but, after repeated listening and a look at the video, I am pretty sure that what I'm hearing is dead on.
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