Despite the fact that I am in love with She & Him, I most recently come to appreciate M.Ward as a solo artist. I recently watched the indie flick, "The Go-Getter" and the soundtrack of this film has been one of the best I have come across in a long while, hands down. Most of the songs on this soundtrack are done by, M.Ward. A fun little fact is that Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward met on the set of this film, hence came their project, She & Him. Song on this films such as, Vincent O'Brien, Outta My Head, Fool Says, and Carolina are so very personal, intimate, and most importantly relatable. M. Ward has that raspy, coffee-shop mellow voice that perfectly accent his indie folk sound. I have come to the assumption that as you get older you acquire a taste in music, and M. Ward is definitely that acquired mature sound. And I will be the first to admit that country is not my forte, but my taste in music has changed over the years and M.Ward has that dash of country that transforms his folk sound. Check out his albums Transfiguration of Vincent, Transistor Radio, Post-War and his newly released Hold Time. And if you want a taste of his country-folk check out End of Amnesia. M. Ward truly has the ability to devise tracks that would perfectly accent a road-trip, or that lone drive that we all so love to take from time to time.
if you get a chance check out this film! Soundtrack can be described in only one word, beautiful.