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ALBUM REVIEWS

M. Ward – More Rain  By Beau Bridge Listeners who are familiar with M. Ward will enjoy the gentle Americana-blues tunes and occasional hard-road offerings on the singer-songwriter’s 2016 release More Rain. The album is filled with many of the archetypal M. Ward niches of blue electric-guitar solos over Bob Dylan-esque fingerpicked progressions and indie hit-kit back ups. Songs like “Confession,” “Girl from Conejo Valley,” “You’re So Good To Me,” and “Temptation” remind of the old FM stereo roadies made for cars on the highway. On the other hand, songs like “I’m Listening (Child’s Theme)” and “Slow Driving Man” will…

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