Personnel includes: M. Ward, Adam Selzer, Howe Gelb, Mike Coykendall, Jordan Hudson, Deeana Varagona, Bruce Winter.

Released in 2001, END OF AMNESIA is M. Ward's second studio album and his last before making the leap to Merge Records, a move that went hand-in-hand with the indie-folk performer's ascent in both creativity and popularity. That's not to say, however, that there isn't plenty to admire on AMNESIA--the record resonates with a pastoral beauty evoked by Ward's weathered singing and elegant-yet-rootsy guitar playing (see the gentle "Archangel Tale"). Although he breaks the laid-back vibe with the rock & roll rave-up "Flaming Heart," most of AMNESIA rests on Ward's woozy acoustic reveries, providing a fine warm-up to the more dynamic and assured TRANFIGURATION OF VINCENT.

Uncut (12/01, p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...So many great moments here..."

Magnet (9-10/01, p.124) - "...An exciting promise of things to come..."