Post-War

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Post-War
Studio album by M. Ward
Released	August 22, 2006
Recorded	Blue Rooms, Portland Type Foundry, Portland Wavelab, Tucson, Arizona Presto!, Lincoln, Nebraska
Genre	Folk rock
Length	37:35
Label	Merge Records
Producer	M. Ward, Jim James
Professional reviews
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M. Ward chronology
Transistor Radio (2005) Post-War (2006) To Go Home (2007)

Post-War is the fifth studio album by M. Ward. It was released on August 22, 2006 by Merge Records. It features the single "To Go Home," a cover of a song written by Daniel Johnston. Guest appearances were made by Jim James of My Morning Jacket (who produced the track "Magic Trick"), Neko Case and Mike Mogis. Ward has said that the song "Today's Undertaking" was heavily inspired by Roy Orbison's 1963 single "In Dreams."

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Matt Ward except where noted.

1. "Poison Cup" - 2:40
2. "To Go Home" - 3:51 (Daniel Johnston)
3. "Right in the Head" - 4:12
4. "Post-War" - 4:55
5. "Requiem" - 2:48
6. "Chinese Translation" - 3:58
7. "Eyes on the Prize" - 2:37
8. "Magic Trick" - 1:43
9. "Neptune's Net" - 2:06
10. "Rollercoaster" - 2:48
11. "Today's Undertaking" - 2:26
12. "Afterword/Rag" - 3:32
13. "Chinese Translation" (enhanced video)