▁reviews ." ▁Josh ▁Terry ▁of ▁Conse quence ▁of ▁Sound , ▁writing ▁of ▁Trans istor ▁Radio ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁described ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁fin er ▁examples ▁of ▁ram sh ack le ▁and ▁int imate ▁mid - aught s ▁folk ." ▁A ▁writer ▁for ▁Altern ative ▁Press , ▁however , ▁said ▁that ▁" M ost ▁of ▁Ward ' s ▁quiet , ▁contemporary ▁folk ▁songs ▁are ▁mere ▁sketch es , ▁medi oc re ▁if ▁not ▁un mem or able ." ▁Trans istor ▁Radio ▁was ▁re iss ued ▁by ▁Mer ge ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁with ▁four ▁previously ▁un re leased ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Post - W ar ▁and ▁Hold ▁Time ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 0 9 ) ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Ward ▁released ▁Post - W ar ▁on ▁Mer ge ▁Records . ▁Post - W ar ▁was ▁Ward ' s ▁first ▁album ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁backing ▁band , ▁with ▁players ▁including ▁How e ▁Gel b , ▁Jim ▁James , ▁and ▁N ek o ▁Case . ▁Post - W ar ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Van ity ▁Fair ▁in ▁its ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁issue ▁as ▁them atic ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁" How ▁will ▁America ▁he al ▁once ▁this ▁c raz iness ▁in ▁Ira q ▁is ▁over ?" ▁Ward ▁said ▁in ▁that ▁article ▁that ▁he ▁looked ▁to ▁the ▁post - war ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s .