Hold Time | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 17, 2009 | |||
Genre | Alternative, folk | |||
Length | 42:40 | |||
Label | Merge, 4AD | |||
Producer | M. Ward | |||
M. Ward chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
Consequence of Sound | [4] |
Drowned in Sound | [5] |
KPSU | [6] |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10[7] |
PopMatters | [8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Slant Magazine | [10] |
Spin | [11] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [12] |
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.[13] M. Ward also made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman on February 17, 2009.
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 33 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 31 |
US Billboard 200[16] | 31 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[17] | 7 |
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[18] | 6 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] | 1 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[20] | 10 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[21] | 2 |