I'm loving M. Ward currently. I had Post-War on repeat while driving to Hungerford last Thursday to meet some friends. He has a real knack for developing conceits which are humourous and serious simultaneously and which work both musically and lyrically. 'Magic Trick' is a brief blast of glam rock commemorating a person's ability to consistently leave relationships. 'Chinese Translation' uses one repeat of the verse and chorus to establish the cyclical nature of the story and then subverts this by extending outwards musically. 'Rollercoaster' coasts along subtly and simply but echoes the rise and fall of the car and relationship in its musical form. Good humoured lyrics and tunes with a core of seriousness was how I described Hold Time in an earlier post and those also hold true for Post-War.
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She & Him (Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward) - Magic Trick.
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