M. Ward - Duet for Guitars #2

Originally released in 1999, M. Ward's debut is a sparse, mostly live affair recorded with pal and engineer Adam Selzer of Norfolk & Western at Type Foundry Studio in Portland, OR. Listeners who are already accustomed to Ward's breathy, conversational vocal delivery and soft-picked, West Coast Americana melodies will find much to love here, while those looking for good entry point should probably start with one of his later albums. Duet For Guitars #2 is peppered with instrumentals in the John Fahey and Bad Timing-era Jim O'rourke vein, and Ward's lackadaisical picking sounds just as lazily precise here as it does on future recordings. Read More