Post-War

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Post-War
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 22, 2006 (2006-08-22)
StudioBlue Rooms, Portland
Type Foundry, Portland
Wavelab, Tucson, Arizona
Presto!, Lincoln, Nebraska
Genre Folk rock
Length37:35
Label Merge (US)
4AD (Europe)
M. Ward chronology
Transistor Radio
(2005)
Post-War
(2006)
To Go Home
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The A.V. Club A− [3]
Entertainment Weekly A [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Post-War is the fifth studio album by M. Ward. It was released on August 22, 2006, by Merge Records. It features the single "To Go Home", a cover of a song written by Daniel Johnston. Guest appearances were made by Jim James of My Morning Jacket (who produced the track "Magic Trick"), Rachel Blumberg, drummer for the indie rock band The Decemberists, Neko Case, and Mike Mogis. Ward has said that the song "Today's Undertaking" was heavily inspired by Roy Orbison's 1963 single "In Dreams".

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Matt Ward except where noted.

  1. "Poison Cup" – 2:40
  2. "To Go Home" – 3:51 (Daniel Johnston)
  3. "Right in the Head" – 4:12
  4. "Post-War" – 4:55
  5. "Requiem" – 2:48
  6. "Chinese Translation" – 3:58
  7. "Eyes on the Prize" – 2:37
  8. "Magic Trick" – 1:43
  9. "Neptune's Net" – 2:06
  10. "Rollercoaster" – 2:48
  11. "Today's Undertaking" – 2:26
  12. "Afterword/Rag" – 3:32
  13. "Chinese Translation" (enhanced video)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12] 28
US Billboard 200 [13] 146
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [15] 3

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