M. Ward- For Beginners: The Best of M. Ward (Vinyl) What's Eating Gilbert While touring in support of

While touring in support of last year's debut "Conor Oberst"

All Things Must Change

Bringing in Eliane Correa as musical director and bandleader

and musician since his teens-mixes and merges musical elements from across the space-time continuum: Afro & Balkan beats

which borrows from both Middle Eastern arabesques and African percussion

M. Ward- For Beginners: The Best of M. Ward (Vinyl) What's Eating Gilbert While touring in support ofFor Beginners: The Best of M. Ward is a collection for M. Ward fans of any vintage. Gathering together 14 tracks from across his Merge Records discography, including the newly recorded song "Cry," For Beginners is both a primer and a mixtape of favorites sequenced in a way that gives them new life. Beginning with "Chinese Translation" and "Poison Cup" from 2006's Post War, For Beginners drops in on Ward as he expands his prowess in the studio. His