Hold Time (album)
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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[1] |
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Pitchfork | 6.8/10[7] |
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Spin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tiny Mix Tapes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.[13] M. Ward also made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on February 17, 2009.
Track listing[]
- "For Beginners" – 2:47
- "Never Had Nobody Like You" (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) – 2:26
- "Jailbird" – 2:31
- "Hold Time" – 3:05
- "Rave On" (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) (Norman Petty, Bill Tilghman, Sonny West) – 3:35
- "To Save Me" (Featuring Jason Lytle)– 3:01
- "One Hundred Million Years" – 2:11
- "Star of Leo" – 3:18
- "Fisher of Men" – 3:12
- "Oh Lonesome Me" (Featuring Lucinda Williams) (Don Gibson) – 6:05
- "Epistemology" – 3:49
- "Blake's View" – 2:29
- "Shangri-La" – 2:20
- "Outro (AKA: I'm a Fool to Want You)" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) – 3:47
Personnel[]
- M. Ward – voice, guitar, keyboards, bass, string arrangements
- Mike Coykendall – bass, percussion
- Adam Selzer, Jordan Hudson, Rachel Blumberg, Than Luu – percussion
- Peter Broderick, Tom Hagerman – strings, violins
- Bill Ritchie – upright bass
- Mike Mogis – percussion, bells, mandolin, keyboards
- Dave Campbell – cello
- Allison Stewart – viola
- Elin Palmer – violin
- Zooey Deschanel – vocals on "Never Had Nobody Like You" and "Rave On"
- Jason Lytle – vocals, keyboards, and guitar on "To Save Me"
- Lucinda Williams – vocals on "Oh Lonesome Me"
Charts[]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 33 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 31 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 31 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[17] | 7 |
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[18] | 6 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] | 10 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[21] | 2 |
References[]
- ^ "Hold Time by M. Ward". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Hold Time at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Hold Time". Robert Christgau.
- ^ http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/02/05/album-review-m-ward-hold-time/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2009-02-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2009-02-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/69795-m-ward-hold-time
- ^ Rollingstone
- ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/m-ward-hold-time/1650
- ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/m-ward-hold-time-merge
- ^ http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/m-ward-hold-time
- ^ "Exclusive First Listen: M. Ward's 'Hold Time'". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – M. Ward – Hold Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – M. Ward – Hold Time". Hung Medien.
- ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "M. Ward Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
Categories:
- 2009 albums
- M. Ward albums
- 4AD albums
- Merge Records albums
- 2000s folk album stubs