If you were eager to get a taste of M. Ward's new album, well, here you go. The first single from the forthcoming A Wasteland Companion is "The First Time I Ran Away," and it has been released with an accompanying video.
The track sounds like classic M. Ward, with the songwriter's deep and husky vocals floating atop of a warm bed of folksy acoustic strumming and cooing harmonies. As for the clip, it takes a literal approach by depicting many of the lyrics in animated form. If the style looks a bit familiar, that's because it was directed by Joel Trussell, who also did that "Chinese Translation" video.
The track sounds like classic M. Ward, with the songwriter's deep and husky vocals floating atop of a warm bed of folksy acoustic strumming and cooing harmonies. As for the clip, it takes a literal approach by depicting many of the lyrics in animated form. If the style looks a bit familiar, that's because it was directed by Joel Trussell, who also did that "Chinese Translation" video.
