Taking Sides - M. Ward vs. Little Wings

m. ward, along with destroyer, is one of the most under-appreciated artists around today. he has yet to release an album that is anything but excellent. i am seeing him this friday at the warsaw in brooklyn. most-dissapointing albums? transistor radio? that's just silly-nilly! i think it's a beautiful record.

little wings is weak, i think. whiny. blaugh.

m. ward, no question.

I've seen M Ward a couple of times and in a quiet, intimate venue there's few to rival him. That Waits esque croon and beautiful finger picking are deeply seductive. His last album was a disappointment though and he recycled a lot of the melodies he used on previous albums and just altered the tempo a little. Maybe he should try and beef up his sound a little a la Sufjan Stevens because there was definitely a feel of 'where does he go from here?' on Transistor Radio.