Hold Time | ||||
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Studio album by M. Ward | ||||
Released | February 17, 2009 | |||
Genre | Alternative, folk | |||
Length | 42:40 | |||
Label | Merge, 4AD | |||
Producer | M. Ward | |||
M. Ward chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Robert Christgau | |
Consequence of Sound | link |
Drowned in Sound | link |
Pitchfork | (6.8/10) link |
PopMatters | link |
Rolling Stone | link |
Slant Magazine | link |
Spin | link |
Tiny Mix Tapes | link |
KPSU | link |
Hold Time is the sixth proper studio album from M. Ward, released on February 17, 2009. Hold Time is the follow-up to his 2006 album Post-War and its companion EP To Go Home in 2007.
Hold Time includes guest performances by Jason Lytle of the band Grandaddy, Lucinda Williams, Tom Hagerman of DeVotchKa, and She & Him co-contributor Zooey Deschanel. The album includes a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Rave On". A streaming preview was made available through NPR before the album's release. M. Ward also made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on February 17, 2009.