― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:11 (twenty years ago) link
To avoid having to forge an actual argument: Elliott Smith sounds like he's about to flitter away at any moment; Sam Beam sounds like he might make a "yawn" move at any moment.
Love the Baptist Generals. "St. Christopher's Medal" from No Silver/No Gold is a classic. Seemed like all that hollerin' scared a lot of people off, though. How can this be?
― Evanston Wade (EWW), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:23 (twenty years ago) link
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― Curt (cgould), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean Thomas (sgthomas), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Evanston Wade (EWW), Wednesday, 28 April 2004 18:52 (twenty years ago) link
― I got the job because I was so mean, while somehow appearing so kind. (AaronHz), Monday, 14 March 2005 08:51 (nineteen years ago) link
“Bird Stealing Bread” is my favorite song from The Creek Drank The Cradle. I'm never sure if Beam is referring to a lost love or a lost child, but even the thought that it's the latter puts a different -- and very sad -- gloss on the song. And I think he's sidestepped self-parody nicely, by writing more muscular songs with more varied instrumentation. I thought I read that he's preparing his next full-length album for late 2006. Has anyone heard about this or about the direction his music has taken?
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 12 June 2006 01:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Monday, 12 June 2006 03:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Monday, 12 June 2006 03:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― o. nate (onate), Monday, 12 June 2006 13:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Monday, 12 June 2006 22:15 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 12 June 2006 22:54 (eighteen years ago) link
new album spring 2010.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 14 March 2010 05:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Will somebody tell me how he got big enough to play Radio City Music Hall in NY? That's a big room.
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 02:17 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean, he's a relatively big indie-ish act.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 25 January 2011 02:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Iron and Wine covers George Michael.
― Rich Lolwry (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 19:42 (thirteen years ago) link
So we just need New Order to cover Iron and Wine and the circle is complete.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 15 March 2011 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I was going to say: Swing Out Sister.
― Rich Lolwry (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 March 2011 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Songs in major keys on the new album are great! Have we discussed this somewhere
― calstars, Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
Iron & Wine - Lovers' Revolution (2013)
I'll see about getting the title changed
― pssstttt, Hey you (dog latin), Thursday, 18 April 2013 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
"Will you say to me when I'm gone Your face has faded but lingers on 'Cause light strikes a deal with Each coming night Coming night"
Pretty good pen, this guy.
― Mule, Friday, 26 September 2014 19:55 (nine years ago) link
New one, love letter for fire, nice
― calstars, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 19:10 (eight years ago) link
Dude has 3 million listeners on Spotify, about 10x what I expected
― calstars, Saturday, 18 August 2018 01:57 (six years ago) link
probably featured in the OC or something
― Ludo, Saturday, 18 August 2018 06:38 (six years ago) link
I'm guessing there aren't many Iron & Wine fans left around here, but this new archival release is beautiful stuff. A "lost" album he recorded three years before the Sub Pop debut, not quite as hushed and sparse as The Creek Drank the Cradle, he's actually got a near full band backing him up, it has a nice Neil Young vibe going on. Didn't expect to love this nearly as much as I do.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 19 May 2021 18:05 (three years ago) link
Probably featured in the OC or something
Close - House, MD. It's my only association with Iron and Wine and it's completely ruined it for me unfortunately.
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 19 May 2021 18:33 (three years ago) link
I likewise didn't expect to find it as strong as I did--I imagine it got a recent remaster before its public release, but still am v impressed by how good Tallahassee sounds for an off-the-cuff lost debut (it also helps that I had low to no expectations for it).
― Kangol In The Light (Craig D.), Wednesday, 19 May 2021 18:33 (three years ago) link
Ghost on Ghost was a really good record, I should try out the ones that have come since
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 19 May 2021 18:41 (three years ago) link