M. Ward Hold Time

Hold Time is the seventh studio album from M. Ward. It was released on February 17, 2009 by Merge Records. Prior to it's release, NPR Music had an exclusive preview of the entire album. Ward's last album was the critically acclaimed Post-War, which was released in 2006. Ward also released an album as She & Him, his collaboration with Zooey Deschanel, in 2008.

1. "For Beginners"
2. "Never Had Anybody Like You" (w/ Zooey Deschanel)
3. "Jailbird"
4. "Hold Time"
5. "Rave On"
6. "To Save Me" (w/ Jason Lytle)
7. "One Hundred Million Years"
8. "Stars of Leo"
9. "Fisher of Men"
10. "Oh, Lonesome Me" (w/ Lucinda Williams)
11. "Epistemology"
12. "Blake's View"
13. "Shangri-la"
14. "Outro (I'm a Fool to Want You)"

"I think the songwriting style of (Buddy Holly's) period was superior. There was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song is. You get joy in listening to these Buddy Holly or Roy Orbison sad lyrics. I'm attracted to songs that have balance between the darks and the lights and giving them all equal opportunity." - NPR Musicnpr music: Exclusive First Listen: M. Ward's Hold Time