I have linked the previously posted review of M Ward's Transistor Radio below, but here is a snippet of that piece...
"I can imagine Ward adhering to the same principles that The Band's Robbie Robertson practiced when songwriting; that is to not date or fix the song in time by penning lyrics containing cultural references. Not to go on about cell phones, or just plain phones, or cars, or ovens, or computers--to stick to stories about people, not the tools and gadgets they use. This is the first step in crafting 'timeless music'... " Go here to read the rest of the *sixeyes review of Transistor Radio.