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M. Ward, under exclusive license to Anti
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I Get Along Without You Very Well View on Youtube
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For Heaven's Sake View on Youtube
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It's Easy To Remember View on Youtube
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You've Changed View on Youtube
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Violets For Your Furs View on Youtube
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For All We Know View on Youtube
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But Beautiful View on Youtube
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All The Way View on Youtube
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I'm A Fool To Want You View on Youtube
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I'll Be Around View on Youtube
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You Don't Know What Love Is View on Youtube
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Think of Spring sees Matt Ward take a stab at the great American songbook with a homespun tribute to the great Billie Holiday, or to be more specific, her 1958 LP Lady in Satin. In keeping with his well-established analog vibe, Ward recorded most of the set on a Tascam four-track cassette recorder, and his rough-hewn croon and spectral strumming benefit from the smoky bloom of tape compression. Ward experimented with alternate tunings throughout the recording of the project, and it's impressive how he manages to bring bits and pieces of the original arrangements to the fore, even as he's redirecting the songs into uncharted territory. He does not attempt to emulate Holiday's idiosyncratic voice, but he retains her restrained cadence and tempo. While his laconic phrasing pairs well with the material, the sparse instrumentation -- no 40-piece orchestra here -- often lays bare his sometimes complicated relationship with pitch. Even so, it's evident that Ward is a fan, and he's an astute enough interpreter of the inherent lonesomeness of the songs that it's easy just to press play and get lost in the smoky ether. By electing to present these standards as bedroom folk songs, he taps into their vulnerability. "You've Changed" eschews elegance for last-call despair, while "I Get Along Without You Very Well" hews closer to Chet Baker's aching minimalist 1956 version. Arriving the same year as the quasi-concept LP Migration Stories, Think of Spring, with its lo-fi esthetic and ambling gait, is compelling at times but feels more like a lark than a passion project.
1. I Get Along Without You Very Well
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
- Hoagy Carmichael
- Lyricist
- Hoagy Carmichael
- Music Publisher
- Songs Of Peer (ascap)
2. For Heaven's Sake
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Donald Meyer
Elise Bretton
Sherman Edwards - Lyricist
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Donald Meyer
Elise Bretton
Sherman Edwards - Music Publisher
- Songs Of Universal Inc. (bmi) / Keith-valerie Music (ascap)
3. It's Easy To Remember
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart - Lyricist
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Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart - Music Publisher
- Sony Atv Harmony (ascap)
4. You've Changed
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Bill Carey
Carl T. Fischer - Lyricist
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Bill Carey
Carl T. Fischer - Music Publisher
- Southern Music Publishing Co. (ascap)
5. Violets For Your Furs
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Tom Adair
Matt Dennis - Lyricist
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Matt Dennis
Tom Adair - Music Publisher
- Music Sales Corp. (ascap)
6. For All We Know
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Sam M. Lewis
J. Fred Coots - Lyricist
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J. Fred Coots
Sam M. Lewis - Music Publisher
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John F. Coots Jr. Trust Music (ascap) / Toy Town Tunes Inc. (ascap)
Sis N Bro Music Company (ascap)
7. But Beautiful
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Johnny Burke
Jimmy Van Heusen - Lyricist
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Jimmy Van Heusen
Johnny Burke - Music Publisher
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Music Sales Corp. (ascap)
Bourne Co. (ascap)
8. All The Way
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Sammy Cahn
Jimmy Van Heusen - Lyricist
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Sammy Cahn
Jimmy Van Heusen - Music Publisher
- Maraville Music Corp. (ascap)
9. I'm A Fool To Want You
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Frank Sinatra
Jack Wolf
Joel Herron - Lyricist
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Frank Sinatra
Jack Wolf
Joel Herron - Music Publisher
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Barton Music Corp. (ascap)
Mpca Lehsem Music (ascap)
Wb Music Corp. (ascap)
10. I'll Be Around
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
- Alec Wilder
- Lyricist
- Alec Wilder
- Music Publisher
- Ludlow Music Inc. (bmi) / Regent Music Corp. (bmi)
11. You Don't Know What Love Is
by M. Ward
- Primary Artist
- M. Ward
- Composer
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Don Raye
Gene Depaul - Lyricist
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Don Raye
Gene Depaul - Music Publisher
- Universal Music Corp. (ascap)
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 11 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 37 minutes and 43 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 3000x3000 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- All tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 9/11 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Alternative, Indie
- Label
- Anti/Epitaph
- Music Distribution Service
- IIP DDS
- Country
United States- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 1/10
- Release Date
- Dec 10, 2020
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 45778779062