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Hold Time (album)

Hold Time
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Studio album by M. Ward
Released February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)
Genre Alternative, folk
Length 42:40
Label Merge, 4AD
Producer M. Ward
M. Ward chronology
To Go Home EP
(2007)
Hold Time
(2009)
A Wasteland Companion
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 79/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars link
Robert Christgau (3-star Honorable Mention)
Consequence of Sound 4/5 stars link
Drowned in Sound 4.5/5 stars link
Pitchfork (6.8/10) link
PopMatters 8/10 stars link
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars link
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars link
Spin 3.5/5 stars link
Tiny Mix Tapes 3.5/5 stars link
KPSU 8/10 stars 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.


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