Phew! It's been a hectic few weeks what with us moving house and going on holiday and all, but I think we're finally settled into a routine. Time to relax, I think. And on that note, here's a mix of good-time, soothing, sepia-toned goodness, courtesy of Mr. Matt Ward.
Today at work I was doing some painting, and since it was just me on my own, I allowed myself to listen to some music so as to avoid going insane from a combination of RSI and solitude. So I listened to all of my M.Ward albums, and it was a really enjoyable way to spend five hours, let alone thinking that I would get paid for it! But while that would be too much M.Ward for a normal person to listen to on any normal day, it made me realise quite how brilliant this man is, and how enchanting his best songs are. And so, as a little preface to this playlist, I'd whole-heartedly recommend grabbing whatever M.Ward albums you might have to hand, particularly Transfiguration of Vincent, as well as End of Amnesia and Post-War (and that's just for starters), and giving them a good old run-through.
That said, the 45-minute introductory dose goes as follows:
- Rollercoaster (Post-War)
- Outta My Head (Transfiguration of Vincent)
- Paul's Song (Transistor Radio)
- To Go Home (Post-War)
- You Really Got A Hold On Me (with She & Him, Volume One)
- Sad, Sad Song (Transfiguration of Vincent)
- Right in the Head (Post-War)
- Carolina (End of Amnesia)
- Vincent O'Brien (Transfiguration of Vincent)
- Chinese Translation (Post-War)
- Shangri-La (Hold Time)
- Involuntary (Transfiguration of Vincent)
- So Much Water (End of Amnesia)
- Deep, Dark Well (Transistor Radio)
And for the first time, I'm going to cheat the whole 45-minute rule thing because there are plenty of songs which didn't fit on the playlist, but which still deserve an airing:
- Epistemology (Hold Time)
- Beautiful Car (Duet For Guitars #2)
- From a Pirate Radio Sermon, 1989 (End of Amnesia)
- I'll Be Yr Bird (Transistor Radio)
And I'll leave it at that, before I get carried away...
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