Budweiser’s going indie. The King of Beers tapped indie-troubadour M. Ward for their recent “It’s What We Do” commercials. The ongoing series features “Never Had Nobody Like You” — a duet with Ward’s She & Him partner, actress Zooey Deschanel, off of 2009’s Hold Time.
The syntax-challenged duo are set to returning with an aptly named [...]

Of all the indie music magazines in all the land, Paste is always a solid choice. The complementary CD samplers that come with each print issue are particularly helpful in keeping the average reader up to speed.
In an unfortunately-predictable turn of events, Paste is losing heavily in the face of our crappy economy . . [...]

Merge Records just released a video for “Rave On”, the second single from M. Ward’s 2009 release Hold Time (read our review here). The video was directed by Mike Please and features backup vocals from Ward’s She & Him partner, the lovely Zooey Deschanel.

MP3:
M. Ward – “Rave On” [f. Zooey Deschanel]

Hold Time, M. Ward’s seventh full length album, was released today, although if Ward were to commandeer a time machine to 1958 and release it then, it’s likely no one would recognize him as an interloper.
The album is a sonic throwback on every level. It’s full of reverb-heavy Fender Stratocaster guitar work, and thematically, it [...]

The 16th-annual NoisePop concert series is set to spread its indie goodness across San Francisco in just a few weeks.
The full schedule is up, and it’s another eclectic mix this year, with highlights including the Magnetic Fields, Mountain Goats, Walkmen, and She & Him (indie-folk genius M Ward and the impossibly cute Zooey Deschanel).
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