995. M. Ward - Transistor Radio

When I first saw M. Ward live it was for the Transfiguration tour - and he played by himself with a piano and guitar and it was a perfect show. The second time was for this album and he had a full band - unfortunately the intimacy and magic behind his solo performance was lost when he had a band with him - and Transistor suffers from a bit of the same problem though it is a solid album it lacks the spark of his previous effort.

7.1 out of 10