Transistor Radio (album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Transistor Radio

| type = Album

| artist = M. Ward

| cover = TransistorRadioCover.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 22, 2005

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk

| length = 43:18

| label = Merge Records (US)
Matador Records (Europe)

| producer = M. Ward

| prev_title = Transfiguration of Vincent

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Post-War

| next_year = 2006

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 78/100 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/transistor-radio/m-ward link]

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r729196|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Drowned In Sound

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/6932/reviews/525218-transistor-radio link]

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/18/popandrock.shopping2 link]

| rev4 = Pitchfork Media

| rev4Score = 8.2/10 [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8581-transistor-radio/ 18 Feb 05]

| rev5 = Rolling Stone

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070114070505/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7046231/transistor_radio 24 Mar 05]

| rev6 = Sputnikmusic

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=10904 link]

| noprose = yes

}}

Transistor Radio is the fourth studio album by M. Ward.

The first track is an instrumental cover of a track from The Beach Boys album Pet Sounds.

The track "Here Comes the Sun Again" is featured in the commercial for the 2007 Cadillac SRX Crossover. It was also played in the background during the second episode of Eli Stone. The track "I'll Be Yr Bird" was used in the movie The Go-Getter. The song "One Life Away" was featured prominently in the beginning of an episode of the TV series Dollhouse. The song "Lullaby + Exile" was used briefly in an episode of Atypical.