While indie singer/songwriter M. Ward paid homage to pre-World War II American music and history on his 2004 album “Transistor Radio,” his upcoming set explores the human toll of warfare in the modern age.
Due Aug. 22 via Merge, “Post-War” is Ward’s first “full band” record. The artist recruited percussionists Rachel Blumberg (formerly of the Decemberists) and Jordan Hudson (formerly of the Thermals), who toured with him over the past year and a half, to fill out the record. Multi-instrumentalist Mike Coykendall, singer Neko Case and My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James also contributed their talents.
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