▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁solo ▁work , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁ind ie ▁pop ▁du o ▁She ▁& ▁Him ▁and ▁folk - rock ▁super group ▁Mon sters ▁of ▁Fol k , ▁and ▁also ▁particip ates ▁in ▁recording , ▁producing , ▁and ▁playing ▁with ▁multiple ▁other ▁artists . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁M . ▁Ward ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Gl end ale , ▁California , ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁after ▁college . ▁G row ing ▁up , ▁Ward ▁taught ▁himself ▁songs ▁by ▁The ▁Beat les ▁on ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁guitar , ▁and ▁began ▁recording ▁dem os ▁on ▁a ▁four - track ▁analog ▁t ape ▁rec order ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁about ▁fifteen . ▁Ward ▁continues ▁to ▁only ▁record ▁analog , ▁and ▁starts ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁songs ▁as ▁dem os ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁rec order ▁he ▁has ▁had ▁since ▁his ▁te ens . ▁ ▁Solo ▁record ings ▁ ▁Du ets ▁for ▁Gu it ars ▁# 2 ▁and ▁End ▁of ▁Am nes ia ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 1 ) ▁ ▁Ward ' s ▁solo ▁debut , ▁Du et ▁for ▁Gu it ars ▁# 2 , ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Co - Dep endent ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁then ▁re - iss ued ▁by ▁How e ▁Gel b ' s ▁O w ▁Om ▁record ▁label ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Descri bed ▁by ▁Josh ua ▁Klein ▁of ▁P itch f ork ▁as ▁" rag ged ▁and ▁lo - fi ... record ed ▁on ▁a