A Wasteland Companion is the seventh studio album from M. Ward, released in Australia and New Zealand on April 6, 2012; in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2012; and in the United States on April 10, 2012.

A Wasteland Companion is the follow-up to his 2009 album Hold Time.

A Wasteland Companion was recorded in eight studios in the United States and the United Kingdom.

[5][6][7] M. Ward promoted the new album on his 2012 European and American tour, March 20 to May 24.

[8][9] The album garnered a rating of 75 out of 100 from critics as compiled by Metacritic.