M Ward Talks New Album Adds More Tour Dates

I'm a bit more unsure of it, but M. Ward is a big fan of his new album, A Wasteland Companion. "I think it has the best balance of anything I've ever made," Ward dared to offer mid-interview, in a conversation with me last week. "Records need to have a good balance between shadow and light... and I feel like, honestly, this new one has the best balance that I've ever struck."

The seventh album for the mumblin' bluesman comes out April 10 on Merge. To go with, Ward's playing countless upcoming shows, with dates at Coachella and Sasquatch amongst them.

Pure Joy:
March 21: Paris, France - Le Zenith
March 22: Lyon, France - Transbordeur
March 23: Lille, France - Theatre Sebastopol
March 25: London, England - Royal Albert Hall
March 26: Manchester, England - O2 Apollo
March 27: Glasgow, Scotland - Royal Concert Hall
April 11: San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
April 12: Santa Cruz, CA - The Coconut Grove Ballroom
April 13: Indio, CA - Coachella
April 17: Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
April 18: Flagstaff, AZ - The Orpheum
April 20: Indio, CA - Coachella
May 5: Portland, ME - State Theatre
May 6: Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
May 7: New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
May 8: Boston, MA - House of Blues
May 11: New York, NY - Webster Hall
May 12: Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
May 13: Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
May 15: Durham, NC - Page Auditorium
May 16: Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
May 17: Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
May 18-20: Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Music Festival
May 20: Nelsonville, OH - Nelsonville Music Festival
May 22: Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
May 23: Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
May 24: Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
May 26: Missoula, MT - Wilma Theatre
May 27: George, WA - Sasquatch!