Hold Time (album)
| Hold Time | ||||
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| Released | February 17, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Alternative, folk | |||
| Length | 42:40 | |||
| Label | Merge, 4AD | |||
| Producer | M. Ward | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79/100 |
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| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
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Hold Time is the sixth proper studio album from M. Ward, released on February 17, 2009. Hold Time is the follow-up to his 2006 album Post-War and its companion EP To Go Home in 2007.
Hold Time includes guest performances by Jason Lytle of the band Grandaddy, Lucinda Williams, Tom Hagerman of DeVotchKa, and She & Him co-contributor Zooey Deschanel. The album includes a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Rave On". A streaming preview was made available through NPR before the album's release. M. Ward also made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on February 17, 2009.