A Wasteland Companion

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A Wasteland Companion
M. Ward - A Wasteland Companion.jpg
Studio album by
M. Ward
ReleasedApril 6, 2012 (2012-04-06)
Genre Pop, rock
Length36:47
Label Merge, Bella Union, Spunk
Producer M. Ward
M. Ward chronology
Hold Time
(2009)		A Wasteland Companion
(2012)		 More Rain
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [2]
NME 7/10 [3]
Under the Gun Review8/10 [4]

A Wasteland Companion is the seventh studio album from M. Ward, released in Australia and New Zealand on April 6, 2012; in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2012; and in the United States on April 10, 2012. A Wasteland Companion is the follow-up to his 2009 album Hold Time .

Contents

A Wasteland Companion was recorded in eight studios in the United States and the United Kingdom. [5] [6] [7] M. Ward promoted the new album on his 2012 European and American tour, March 20 to May 24. [8] [9]

The album garnered a rating of 75 out of 100 from critics as compiled by Metacritic. [10]

Track listing

  1. "Clean Slate" - 2:51
  2. "Primitive Girl" - 3:10
  3. "Me and My Shadow" - 2:36
  4. "Sweetheart" (Daniel Johnston) - 3:31
  5. "I Get Ideas" - 2:39
  6. "The First Time I Ran Away" - 3:17
  7. "A Wasteland Companion" - 2:54
  8. "Watch the Show" - 3:40
  9. "There's a Key" - 2:57
  10. "Crawl After You" - 3:41
  11. "Wild Goose" - 2:35
  12. "Pure Joy" - 2:57 [11]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 33
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [13] 51
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 35
US Billboard 200 [15] 21
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [16] 9
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [17] 16
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [19] 10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [20] 4
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [21] 2

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  2. ↑ Maddux, Rachael (2012-04-10). "M. Ward: A Wasteland Companion". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2013-05-21.
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  4. ↑ "REVIEW: M. Ward: 'A Wasteland Companion'". Under the Gun Review. March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
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  9. ↑ "M.Ward Upcoming Shows". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ "A Wasteland Companion - M. Ward". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
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  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – M. Ward – A Wasteland Companion". Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "M. Ward Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "M. Ward Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "M. Ward Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  19. ↑ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  20. ↑ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
  21. ↑ "M. Ward Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.
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