indo ors , ▁ra iny - season ▁record ▁that ▁looks ▁up wards ▁through ▁the ▁weather ▁while ▁reflect ing ▁on ▁his ▁past ." ▁▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ward ▁self - re leased ▁What ▁a ▁Wonder ful ▁Indust ry , ▁his ▁nin th ▁studio ▁album . ▁Using ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁an ec d otes ▁and ▁met aph ors , ▁the ▁album ▁exam ines ▁the ▁complex ▁challeng es ▁of ▁working ▁within ▁the ▁cut th ro at ▁music ▁industry . ▁As ▁Ward ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁N PR , ▁" You ▁quickly ▁learn ▁there ' s ▁a ▁perfectly ▁imper fect ▁balance ▁of ▁cold - blo oded ▁and ▁warm - blo oded ▁animals ▁in ▁the ▁zoo ... ▁This ▁record ▁vis its ▁the ▁most ▁memor able ▁characters . ▁There ' s ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁very ▁inspir ational ▁people ▁I ' ve ▁had ▁the ▁pleasure ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁few ▁I ▁wish ▁I ' d ▁never ▁met ." ▁ ▁Ward ' s ▁t enth ▁studio ▁album , ▁M igration ▁St ories , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁on ▁Anti ▁Records . ▁ ▁With ▁other ▁mus icians ▁ ▁She ▁& ▁Him ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ward ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁sound track ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁Go - Get ter , ▁co - st arring ▁actress ▁Z oo ey ▁D esch anel , ▁when ▁Director ▁Martin ▁H yn es ▁suggested ▁Ward ▁and ▁D esch anel ▁record