M. Ward announces new album, 'A Wasteland Companion' (cover, tracklist, release date)

M. Ward has announced that he will be releasing a new solo studio album, titled A Wasteland Companion, on April 10th via Merge Records (Bella Union in Europe). This will be the Cali musician's follow up to 2009's Hold Time and comes following the release of records with both She & Him and Monsters of Folk.

Tracklisting for the LP and Ward's recently revealed tour dates with fIREHOUSE and Lee Ranadlo can be found below. Cover art above.

Tracklist

01. Clean Slate (For Alex & El Goodo)
02. Primitive Girl
03. Me and My Shadow
04. Sweetheart
05. I Get Ideas
06. The First Time I Ran Away
07. A Wasteland Companion
08. Watch the Show
09. There's a Key
10. Crawl After You
11. Wild Goose
12. Pure Joy

M. Ward 2012 tour dates

4/11 San Francisco - The Fillmore* - on sale now

4/12 Santa Cruz - Cocoanut Grove^ - on sale now

4/13 Indio – COACHELLA – SOLD OUT

4/14 Santa Barbara – SoHo – on sale Friday at 10am

4/16 San Diego - The Belly Up^ – on sale Friday

4/17 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom^- on sale now

4/18 Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theatre^ on sale now

4/20 Indio – COACHELLA – SOLD OUT

5/5 Portland, ME - State Theatre – on sale Friday at 10am

5/6 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground – on sale Friday at 11am

5/7 New Haven, CT - Toads Place – on sale Friday at 10am 

5/8 Boston, MA - House Of Blues – on sale Saturday at 10am

5/11 New York, NY - Webster Hall – on sale Friday 2/27 at noon

5/12 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer – on sale Friday at noon 

5/13 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club – on sale Friday at 10am 

5/15 Durham, NC - Duke Performances – on sale Monday 1/30

5/16 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre – on sale Friday at 10am

5/17 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre – on sale Saturday at 10am 

5/22 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre – on sale Saturday 2/28 at 10am

5/24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue – on sale Friday at noon

*Jonathan Richman supports 4/11

^fIREHOSE supports 4/12, 4/16-4/18

#Lee Ranaldo Band supports 5/5-5/22