More Rain

More Rain
Studio album by
M. Ward
ReleasedMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
GenreAmericana, indie folk
Length37:14
LabelMerge
M. Ward chronology
A Wasteland Companion
(2012) 		More Rain
(2016) 		What a Wonderful Industry
(2018)

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 artists on the record like Peter Buck, k.d. lang, and Neko Case, 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

All songs written by M. Ward except "You're So Good to Me" written by Brian Wilson

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 59
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 174
US Billboard 200[12] 128
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[13] 13
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[14] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 16
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] 7
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[18] 14

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. ^ "More Rain - M. Ward". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – M. Ward – More Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – M. Ward – More Rain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  12. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard.

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