More Rain

More Rain
Studio album by M. Ward
Released March 4, 2016
Genre Indie folk, Americana
Length 37:14
Label Merge Records
M. Ward chronology
A Wasteland Companion (2012) More Rain (2016)

More Rain is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter M. Ward. The album was released on March 4, 2016 on Merge Records and Bella Union. More Rain is Ward's first solo album since 2012's A Wasteland Companion, having released Volume Three and Classics with Zooey Deschanel as She & Him in the interim as well as recording and producing other artists.

Background

Ward began working on More Rain in 2012, initially experimenting with layering his own vocals to create a doo-wop record. After collaborating with other artist on the record like Peter Buck, k.d. lang, Neko Case, and others, the sound of the album went in a different direction, described as “true gotta-stay-indoors, rainy-season record that looks upwards through the weather while reflecting on his past.”[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!7/10[2]
Pitchfork5.9/10[3]

More Rain received a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on eleven critical reviews, by review aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[4] A review in the April 2016 issue of Uncut said, "The lack of ironic twists is both slightly unsettling and hugely refreshing,"[5] and David Harvey of Record Collector called the album "a dreamy deluge."[6] Andrew Gordon of The Skinny said the album is "decisively easygoing," after saying, "If you’re scanning these pages for a record your granny might be into, this is the one."[7] Dean Van Nguyen of Consequence of Sound gave the album a D+, or a 33 out of 100 according to Metacritic, stating that, "All the expected points have been hit on More Rain, but the record comes off as slack and slapdash."[8]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "[More Rain]"   1:01
2. "Pirate Dial"   2:46
3. "Time Won't Wait"   2:49
4. "Confession"   3:14
5. "I'm Listening (Child's Theme)"   3:11
6. "Girl From Conejo Valley"   3:35
7. "Slow Driving Man"   4:24
8. "You're So Good to Me"   3:04
9. "Temptation"   2:50
10. "Phenomenon"   3:10
11. "Little Baby"   3:32
12. "I'm Going Higher"   3:38
Total length:
 37:14

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 174
US Billboard 200[11] 128

References

  1. ↑ "M. Ward announces new album, More Rain, shares "Girl From Conejo Valley" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
  2. ↑ Mullin, Kyle (March 2, 2016). "M. Ward - More Rain". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Hussey, Allison (March 11, 2016). "M. Ward: More Rain". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "More Rain by M. Ward". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. ↑ "Album Review". Uncut: 83. April 2016.
  6. ↑ "More Rain - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  7. ↑ "M. Ward: More Rain - New album review - The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  8. ↑ "Album Review: M. Ward – More Rain". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – M. Ward – More Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – M. Ward – More Rain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ "M. Ward – Chart history" Billboard 200 for M. Ward. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

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