I’m listening to M. Ward’s Transfiguration of Vincent right now. He’s an American singer-songwriter, and I’m really enjoying the entire CD. It’s hard to describe his sound, but it’s kind of laid-back and bluesy most of the time. It sounds like a dusty, relaxing afternoon in the middle of summer. He reminds me of Tom Waits, in a way.

It’s impossible to pick one song that truly exemplifies the whole album. I’m tempted to post half the CD here, but I’ll hold off. I’ve uploaded ‘Poor Boy, Minor Key’. It’s really not the best example of his music, but it’s my personal favourite at the moment. The song opens with a a nice piano melody, and then a minute and a half in it shifts into electric guitar and cool lyrics. I’d recommend popping over to Amazon and listening to the samples there. Particularly ‘Sad, Sad Song’, ‘Vincent O’Brien’, ‘Helicopter’, ‘Fool Says’, and his wicked acoustic cover of Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’. Oh hell, go listen to the whole thing.