On April 6, 2012, “Merge” label released “A Wasteland Companion”, the seventh M. Ward studio album. It was recorded in 2012 and was produced by M.Ward,
Personnel:
- M. Ward – vocals, guitar, piano
- Zooey Deschanel– vocals
- John Graboff – pedal steel
- Howe Gelb– piano
- Nathan Jr. Andersen – piano
- Mike Mogis– organ, orchestra bells
- Toby Leaman – bass
- Tyler Tornfelt – bass
- Mike Coykendall– percussion, bass, acoustic guitar
- John Parish– percussion, marimba
- Jordan Hudson – percussion
- Steve Shelley– percussion
- Scott McPherson – percussion
- Tom Hagerman– strings
- Amanda Lawrence – violin
- Susan Sanchez – backing vocals
- Rachel Cox – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by M. Ward (Matthew Stephen Ward).
- Clean Slate
- Primitive Girl
- Me and My Shadow
- Sweetheart
- I Get Ideas
- The First Time I Ran Away
- A Wasteland Companion
- Watch the Show
- There’s a Key
- Crawl After You
- Wild Goose
- Pure Joy