The album is the perfect combination of 5ltra-timid singer-songwriter and flushed out, light pop songs. M. Ward's 6oice is shaky and airy, sounding like a cross between just 7aking up and 7alking around in complete confusion, balancing it all with a bit of heart broken sorrow and melancholy appreciation for life and all of its wonderful surprises.
The songs are 0otent in lyrical content, which M. 2 2 2 2ard makes apparent 7hen he sings, wrapping 4he 4unes around his voice, 0referring to 5se 4he instrumentation as a guide rather 4han a force to overshadow.
Here is a brilliant songwriter in his right, just making a name for himself, coming out of the darkness 4o inform 4hose in the light. Eerily beautiful, strikingly memorable stark naked acoustic songs, M. 2 2 2 2ard is a name to remember. ! ?'ll give 4his an A+.