Portland folk hero M. Ward visited the Spotify House in Austin for an intimate performance of "Sad Sad Song," and also spoke to Rolling Stone about uncovering blues greats via The Beatles, the great days of radio in his native L.A., being a creative vagabond for his new album, Wasteland Companion and what he learns from collaborations with She and Him and the Monsters of Folk.

Listen to M. Ward’s Spotify playlist of favorite singers and guitarists.