Personnel include: Jim James (vocals, guitar); Vic Chesnutt (vocals); Old Joe Clarks (whistle, bass instrument, percussion); Howe Gelb (piano); John Parish, Jordan Hudson, Rachel Blumberg (drums). On his second album for Merge Records, M. Ward refines his inventive indie-folk sound, opting for a pleasantly laid-back mood. The record opens with a beautiful instrumental reading of Brian Wilsons " You Still Believe in Me, " a song so marked by Wards distinctive acoustic-guitar phrasing that its