M. Ward - A Wastleland Campanion

M. Ward is set to release is follow up to one our favorite albums of 2009 Hold Time. The album is titled A Wasteland Companion and will be released April 10th via Merge Records. This is one of our most highly anticipated album of 2012 as M. Ward has been very busy with Zooey Deschanel in She & Him and there this album has been a long time coming.

As of now, a single has not been released from A Wasteland Companion, but check in regularly. In the meantime, here is the track list, tour dates and a little of what M. Ward has to offer.

A Wasteland Companion:
 
1. Clean Slate (for Alex & El Goodo)
2. Primitive Girl
3. Me And My Shadow
4. Sweetheart
5. I Get Ideas
6. The First Time I Ran Away
7. A Wasteland Companion
8. Watch The Show
9. There’s A Key
10. Crawl After You
11. Wild Goose
12. Pure Joy 

M. Ward on Tour:

Feb 2 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Apr 11 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Apr 12 Santa Cruz, CA The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom
Apr 13 Indio, CA Coachella **SOLD OUT**
Apr 14 Santa Barbara, CA SoHO
Apr 16 San Diego, CA Belly Up
Apr 17 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
Apr 18 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum
Apr 20 Indio, CA Coachella **SOLD OUT**
May 5  Portland, ME State Theatre
May 6  Burlington, VT Higher Ground
May 7  New Haven, CT Toads Place
May 8  Boston, MA House of Blues
May 11 New York, NY Webster Hall
May 12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
May 13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
May 15 Durham, NC Duke Performances at Page Auditorium
May 16 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
May 17 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre
May 22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
May 24 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue



 - Spence

Bruce Springsteen - "We Take Care Of Our Own"

Not much needs to be said about Bruce Springsteen, he is simply put, A legend. His new album is to be released on March 6th titled Wrecking Ball. This his is 17th studio effort and first single is "We Take Care Of Our Own" and is a not unexpected patriotic charge anthem. Check out the single and the track list below. 



Wrecking Ball

1. "We Take Care of Our Own"
2. "Easy Money"
3. "Shackled and Drawn"
4. "Jack of All Trades"
5. "Death to My Hometown"
6. "This Depression
7. "Wrecking Ball"
8. "You’ve Got It"
9. "Rocky Ground"
10. "Land of Hope and Dreams"
11. "We Are Alive"

Check in for more details as we come across them and yet another shout out goes to our very good friend and graphic designer Nathan aka Seggy for bringing this to my attention.

 

- Spence

Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself

Surfacing on the interweb a couple days ago via Paste Magazine were the details on Andrew Bird's new album Break It Yourself. This very highly anticipated album is due on March 6th (day before my Birthday). Check out the track list and album teaser below:

Break It Yourself:
 
1 - Desperation Breeds …
2 - Polynation
3 - Danse Caribe
4 - Give it Away
5 - Eyeoneye
6 - Lazy Projector
7 - Near Death Experience Experience
8 - Behind the Barn
9 - Lusitania
10 - Orpheo Looks Back
11 - Sifters
12 - Fatal Shore
13 - Hole in the Ocean Floor
14 - Belles



Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself from Mom+Pop on Vimeo.



Stay tuned for more information Break It Yourself as we are very excited for this one on Bluesloth!

- Spence