Listen to New M. Ward Single "Primitive Girl"

M. Ward’s forthcoming album A Wasteland Companion has been on our radar, and today, the “him” of She & Him has released the album’s newest single, “Primitive Girl.”

The track can be heard on Spotify and purchased on iTunes now.

“Primitive Girl” features John Parish on percussion, Susan Sanchez on backing vocals and Mike Mogis on organ.

The 12-track album was recorded with the likes of 18 musicians, in eight studios across the US and one in the UK. It features the ever-familiar finger-picking and honey vocals Ward is known for.

We recently reported on the album’s first single, “The First Time I Ran Away.” You can stream the video here.

A Wasteland Companion will be available April 10 on Merge Records.

Check out M. Ward’s “Primitive Girl” and Ward’s 2012 spring tour dates below.

April
11 San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore
12 Santa Cruz, Calif. @ The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom
13 Indio, Calif. @ Coachella
14 Santa Barbara, Calif. @ SoHo
16 San Diego, Calif. @ Belly Up
17 Phoenix, Ariz. @ Crescent Ballroom
18 Flagstaff, Ariz. @ The Orpheum
20 Indio, Calif. @ Coachella

May
5 Portland, Maine @ State Theatre
6 Burlington, Vt. @ Higher Ground
7 New Haven, Conn. @ Toads Place
8 Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues
11 New York, N.Y. @ Webster Hall
12 Philadelphia, Pa. @Union Transfer
13 Washington, D.C. @ 9:30 Club
15 Durham, N.C. @ Duke Performances at Page Auditorium
16 Athens, Ga. @ Georgia Theatre
17 Atlanta, Ga. @ Buckhead Theatre
18 Gulf Shores, Ala. @ Hang Out Music Festival
20 Nelsonville, Ohio @ Nelsonville Music Festival
22 Chicago, Ill. @ Vic Theatre
23 Madison, Wis. @ Barrymore Theatre
24 Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue