Iron & Wine

[ThebLeEdInGbAsTaRd]

Most have you have probably heard of him because of "Such Great Heights". It's in that M&M's commercial, on the GardenState soundtrack and The Postal Service covered it.

But that's far from his best work.

He's a young, fully bearded singer/songwriter from Florida and he's very talented. "Our Endless Numbered Days" is a great record and I highly recommend it. My favorite song by him is "Cinder & Smoke" so I highly recommend you check that out. I just basically highly recommend this guy in general.

Those who have heard of him/ listened to him: What do you think?

[drunky_the_bear]

He covered the Postal Service song not the other way around. I want to hear more of him. I'll try.

[drew-is-cool]

Hometown hero! Portland is proud to house him.

I love this guy. He plays the one coffee house in portland sometimes....three years ago, twenty people would show up. Now, the cafe has to give tickets away in advance, or else the Fire Marshallshuts it down.

Iron and Wine is the equivelent to Guns n Roses in Portland, Oregon.

[senshimonkii]

Cinder and smoke...my FAVE song he does

Yes i love iron & wine

[drew-is-cool]

Cinder and smoke...my FAVE song he does

Yes i love iron & wine
how would you like to see him perform in a place that holds fifty people, whilethe haunting aroma of espresso and hemp floats throughout the air and the rain softly hits the windows outside?

it's visual orgasm.

[senshimonkii]

i can only imagine. I actually really want to cover "Cinder and Smoke" with my boy one time. I think we'd cover it fairly well.

[drew-is-cool]

I'd love to hear it!

[Apollo's Chew Toy]

i think that (imo) his best work is "the trapeze swinger"

[kyle]

just saw him on lollapalooza he's really good, i enjoy his music.

[Heemhoff17]

he is good

[-Sean-]

i can only imagine. I actually really want to cover "Cinder and Smoke" with my boy one time. I think we'd cover it fairly well.
ahhh cinder and smoke= seckssss.

[Yourbestfriend]

I saw him today right before Coheed came on. I must say... I really enjoyed his stuff, and I'm not much for acoustic.

[Sweetness]

This is a little late for you I&W fans out there...

I saw him February 8th in Milwaukee and he was amazing. It was just him and a guitar, no band or backup vocals or anything. He played three or four songs off his upcoming album, they sounded really good. He's coming to Chicago for the Pitchfork Music Festival... I wanna say July 14th. Come if you can!

[Hand Banana]

oh man i love Samuel Beam

his shit is to good

favorite songs - Naked As We Came, Lions Mane, Each Coming Night, and Faded From The Winter

[-tim-]

i love this guy so much. fever dream is a godly song.

[PurgeTheseDays]

Sodom Southe Georgia = <3...i listen to him on long trips when i wanna sleep

[Hand Banana]

amen Will

Samuel's music makes me happy...you can't help but smile when you listen to his music(just like when i listen to sufjan)

[concealed]

Hometown hero! Portland is proud to house him.

I love this guy. He plays the one coffee house in portland sometimes....three years ago, twenty people would show up. Now, the cafe has to give tickets away in advance, or else the Fire Marshallshuts it down.

Iron and Wine is the equivelent to Guns n Roses in Portland, Oregon.

sorry bud, but he's from north carolina and florida not portland

you must be seeing apparitions

[PurgeTheseDays]

you can't help but smile when you listen to his music(just like when i listen to sufjan)

sufjan is life

[. Oh, Reckless .]

such great heights is my favourite song to cover on guitar.

[Hand Banana]

sufjan is life
oh god ya


but back to iron.....i've been listening to Lions Mane repeatedly through out the day:D

[Sweetness]

The new album got leaked!! but they removed it: http://deekmedia.blogspot.com/2007/06/iron-wine-shepherds-dog-2007.html

does anybody know anyone who got it??

[PurgeTheseDays]

The new album got leaked!! but they removed it: http://deekmedia.blogspot.com/2007/06/iron-wine-shepherds-dog-2007.html

does anybody know anyone who got it??

i have it. i have to go, but ill send you a link later

[Sweetness]

i have it. i have to go, but ill send you a link later

aight, thanks.

[PurgeTheseDays]

aight, thanks.

mmyeah..its uploading..gimme half an hour and ill pm you

[-tim-]

could someone get me a link to it?

[thehunt]

his spilt with celexico is great as is the new cd........ok all his albums are great. but the new one that leaked is new and different and great.

[PurgeTheseDays]

could someone get me a link to it?

hold on, the one i used yesterday got deleted

[PurgeTheseDays]

could someone get me a link to it?

sorry about the double post, but check you inbox

[Sweetness]

his spilt with celexico is great as is the new cd........ok all his albums are great. but the new one that leaked is new and different and great.

yeah I'm not used to it yet. it sounds waaaay different. all his stuff is progressively away from the single guitar+voice... but if you played me just the instruments I would say it's Sufjan Stevens before Sam Beam.

[-tim-]

hold on, the one i used yesterday got deleted

thanks man. new stuff is good, but way different like you guys are sayin.

[drunky_the_bear]

Just from what I heard this could be his best album.

[Sweetness]

Just from what I heard this could be his best album.

I'm starting to like it more and more, but I liked the songs better live when it was just him and a guitar.

[God: V 2.0]

Erotic. Downloading now. How good is it in comparison to The Creek and Endless Numbered Day's?

[concealed]

Erotic. Downloading now. How good is it in comparison to The Creek and Endless Numbered Day's?

more percussion
more production

catchier

[drew-is-cool]

sorry bud, but he's from north carolina and florida not portland

you must be seeing apparitions

i know this is way late, but he lives in Portland currently, or at least he has a place there. He was born in Florida and raised in North Carolina, but currently resides in P-town, at least most of the time.

No apparitions, sir.

[Sweetness]

Erotic. Downloading now. How good is it in comparison to The Creek and Endless Numbered Day's?

I like OEND way more, I still like TCDTC more, but this album is making ground.

more percussion
more production

catchier

I agree with everything except that it's catchier. I thought "Our Endless" was much better of a listen the first couple times through.

[God: V 2.0]

I listened through once, seemed quite good.

[Hand Banana]

anyone else heard the new song Boy With A Coin yet?
http://www.myspace.com/ironandwine

[Sweetness]

anyone else heard the new song Boy With A Coin yet?
http://www.myspace.com/ironandwine

that's one of my favorite tracks off the new record. great, great, great song.

side note: his hair is getting REAL long. this adds to my suspiscion that he's Jesus part 3.

side note: is that the album cover? I have a shirt with a similar graphic on it.

[Hand Banana]

that's one of my favorite tracks off the new record. great, great, great song.

side note: his hair is getting REAL long. this adds to my suspiscion that he's Jesus part 3.

side note: is that the album cover? I have a shirt with a similar graphic on it.
hmmm looks like it...
it might just be the single cover though to

[Quentin]

Holy shit, "Boy With A Coin" is a good song.

[mackie]

just a reminder that shepherds dog will be released 9/25. it is a VERY VERY good album, if you haven't heard Sam before you should check it out, if you have, then you already know.

[The Widow's Weeds]

love this guy.
however, Boy With a Coin did not do it for me; I hope the rest of the new album tops it.

[Sweetness]

just a reminder that shepherds dog will be released 9/25. it is a VERY VERY good album, if you haven't heard Sam before you should check it out, if you have, then you already know.

also, if you didn't like any of his past stuff, try out this album. that's how different it sounds.

love this guy.
however, Boy With a Coin did not do it for me; I hope the rest of the new album tops it.

It's, in my opinion, one of the (if not THE) best track on the album.

[The Widow's Weeds]

well, maybe we define different things as good, who knows. i'll still give it a shot.

[Sweetness]

well, maybe we define different things as good, who knows. i'll still give it a shot.

have you heard the new album? what's your favorite track?

[Max]

I just got The Shepard's Dog today, and it is heavenly.

I think I got recommended this by one of my friends whose music I usually don't like...


I think my favorite song is White Tooth Man

[Sweetness]

I just got The Shepard's Dog today, and it is heavenly.

I think I got recommended this by one of my friends whose music I usually don't like...

this is your first Iron and Wine experience?!?!

[Andy2]

Waiting for my preorder to come in.

[The Widow's Weeds]

have you heard the new album? what's your favorite track?

nope, just Boy With a Coin. waiting for the true release.

[PurgeTheseDays]

lol i had this when it leaked in like...may....dont like it. at all really. but i am in love with all of his previous releases

[Max]

this is your first Iron and Wine experience?!?!

I was totally and Iron and Wine virgin

It's so good...I can't believe I had never checked this out before...

So how different does this record sound in comparison to the others? Will I like the older stuff if this was my first introduction to I&W?

[Sweetness]

I was totally and Iron and Wine virgin

It's so good...I can't believe I had never checked this out before...

So how different does this record sound in comparison to the others? Will I like the older stuff if this was my first introduction to I&W?


this one is completely different from anything else, really. though you can see a progression.

I prefer the older records. my favorite is "Our Endless Numbered Days"

[Max]

I'll check that one out first then, my friend who suggested him was all in a tizzy about how he did something when recording his voice that made her not absolutely love the album or something like that, what'd that be about?

[ThebLeEdInGbAsTaRd]

my favorite is "Our Endless Numbered Days"

[The Widow's Weeds]

I couldn't resist any longer, so I listened to it.
The album is...okay. It's not bad by any means, but it's a far cry from mind blowing. The songs are pretty, pleasent, calming; they are not strikingly beautiful, they don't send chills down your spine like some of his older stuff used to. The only brilliant song is "Ressurection Fern". I've only listened through it once, but I can tell it's not the opus I expected. Also, the increased percussion/production does not add to the music. The folky, pastural texture of yore is gone; it almost sounds like The Postal Service now; all loops and hooks. It focuses too much on being catchy, and not enough on musical substance. Truly dissapointing tracks are "Carousel", "The Devil Never Sleeps", and "White Tooth Man". Great tracks are "Resurrection Fern" and "Lovesongs of The Buzzard" (the former being the true standout).
So yeah, if this was his debut record, I would be more impressed; but having heard and loved all his other work, this is the weakest LP to date.
7/10.

[ThebLeEdInGbAsTaRd]

=(
Well, I guess I'm set with Our Endless Numbered Days and The Creek Drank the Cradle.

[Sweetness]

=(
Well, I guess I'm set with Our Endless Numbered Days and The Creek Drank the Cradle.

listen to the album. it's good, just different.

I couldn't resist any longer, so I listened to it.
The album is...okay. It's not bad by any means, but it's a far cry from mind blowing. The songs are pretty, pleasent, calming; they are not strikingly beautiful, they don't send chills down your spine like some of his older stuff used to. The only brilliant song is "Ressurection Fern". I've only listened through it once, but I can tell it's not the opus I expected. Also, the increased percussion/production does not add to the music. The folky, pastural texture of yore is gone; it almost sounds like The Postal Service now; all loops and hooks. It focuses too much on being catchy, and not enough on musical substance. Truly dissapointing tracks are "Carousel", "The Devil Never Sleeps", and "White Tooth Man". Great tracks are "Resurrection Fern" and "Lovesongs of The Buzzard" (the former being the true standout).
So yeah, if this was his debut record, I would be more impressed; but having heard and loved all his other work, this is the weakest LP to date.
7/10.

didn't I tell you? your seven will turn into an eight upon further listens. maybe even higher.

I'll check that one out first then, my friend who suggested him was all in a tizzy about how he did something when recording his voice that made her not absolutely love the album or something like that, what'd that be about?

this album just is such a departure from his past ones, that's all.

[The Widow's Weeds]

on my 7th listen through, liking it way more now. Still not his best.

[Sweetness]

on my 7th listen through, liking it way more now. Still not his best.

told ya.

[The Widow's Weeds]

that you did.

[drew-is-cool]

my friend Paul blacked out at his show the other night in Chicago, in case anyone is interested.

[Sweetness]

my friend Paul blacked out at his show the other night in Chicago, in case anyone is interested.

too much moshing.

[drew-is-cool]

Well, he's kind of a retard, and will occasionally take drugs. And he took some meds for arthritis patients, to...you know, fuck him up...but like an hour before that he took advil for a headache. Not a smart man.

[Sweetness]

why in God's name would you take drugs (other than weed, maybe) before an Iron and Wine show?! The show in itself is a religious experience and needs no further action.

[Andy2]

Just got the CD in, and it sounds reaalllly good. I haven't heard Iron & Wine before so it's kind of new to me.

Really like it.

[The Widow's Weeds]

try some of his other stuff too, totally different.

[Sweetness]

try some of his other stuff too, totally better.

fixed.
I agree! even though the new album is still good.

[The Widow's Weeds]

Well, if he enjoys the new album so much, maybe it won't seem better to him. My friend is a hardcore I&W fan, he got me into them, and he says this is his best stuff yet bar none.
so, to each their own.

[mackie]

i agree with the old stuff being better. the song i like the most isn't even on any albums. "The Trapeze Swinger", it plays during the ending credits of good company. it's still the only movie i've sat through the whole credits, and i had to look and see who wrote it. been hooked ever since.

And then
They went on to say
That the pearly gates
Had some eloquent graffiti
Like "We'll meet again"
And "Fuck the man"
And "Tell my mother not to worry"
And angels with their great
Handshakes
Were always done in such a hurry


that whole damn song is quotable.

[Andy2]

I'm uploading the bonus disc that came with my preorder right now. It's got Arms Of A Thief and Serpent Charmer on it.

EDIT: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5TRN1CXS Go for it.

[Sweetness]

I'm uploading the bonus disc that came with my preorder right now. It's got Arms Of A Thief and Serpent Charmer on it.

EDIT: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5TRN1CXS Go for it.

awesome dude, I'm downloading right now. are they brand new tracks? or re-records of old material? any ideas?

[Andy2]

No clue, i'm pretty sure they're unreleased till now. Newbury Comics gave them out with preorders. Arms is really good.

[mackie]

thanks nothing.

[SomethingRainyOnCoke]

Man, Iron and Wine is one of those cool chill acoustic bands that actually have emotion. I like those guys.

[DiscoBandit]

For some reason, I think Iron and Wine is perfect to listen to during autumn...
My favourite song right now is Upward Over the Mountain... I seriously cried the first time I heard it. It's so easy to relate to, at least for me anyway.

[Quentin]

I haven't checked out the new album yet, but those two b-sides that someone posted are ace, as is the single edit of "Boy With A Coin". I really like where Sam seems to be taking his music.

[Hand Banana]

Man, Iron and Wine is one of those cool chill acoustic bands that actually have emotion. I like those guys.
to bad Iron & Wine is just the stage name for Samuel Beam
so technically, saying "those guys" is incorrect

unless you are talking about his back up...then no


i still get chills when i hear Faded From The Winter

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

Really digging the new album, may purchase it if I'm honest

[Jakoby]

i love the song swans and the swimming, i can not get enough of it,
he is such a talented person i love his voice, dare i say almost as much as claudios

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hvh4xitM2qI

Dunno if anyone has seen this, pretty funky :P



Really into em right now, really into them

[mackie]

the video for "boy with a coin" is pretty sweet. simple like his music.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TLNyVLbqdEg

edit: forgot to put link

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

boy with a coin is a fucking beautiful song

[Sweetness]

ATTENTION, CHICAGOANS!!!

Iron and Wine is comin to town friday, february 15th at Wheaton College!! You can buy through Brown Paper Tickets.

[Hand Banana]

damn you chicagoans

[PurgeTheseDays]

fucking lucky bitchez

[Max]

I think I'mma cover Boy With a Coin for the battle of the bands that's coming up in the spring. It needs moar iron and wine, and I love that song

[PurgeTheseDays]

i honestly havent listened to the new album since it leaked back in like...may or whatever.

[Andy2]

I think I'mma cover Boy With a Coin for the battle of the bands that's coming up in the spring. It needs moar iron and wine, and I love that song

not very battle-y. but do it up anyway,

if you do, video plz so we can hear the results.

[Hand Banana]

not very battle-y. but do it up anyway,

if you do, video plz so we can hear the results.

[Max]

yeah I know it isn't too battley, but I think it's going to be more of a festival of music with a battle of the bands type thing thrown in there. I'm in the school government, and I've had a lot of involvement with the planning, and that's how it's looking right now. But yeah, I'll definately post a vid if I do it.

[Sweetness]

i honestly havent listened to the new album since it leaked back in like...may or whatever.

I listen to it every once n a while... I wasn't such a huge fan of it, but it's still good. Just not compared to any of his other stuff, really.

I hope he plays more stuff off of Our Endless Numbered Days and The Creek Drank the Cradle.

[Hand Banana]

The Creek Drank the Cradle.
i love that album
love it

[living proof]

the song boy with a coin... is magic.

[Legend]

I have listened to "Our Endless Numbered Days" and "The Shepherd's Dog", and I prefer the first one over the second one. Even though they are both great albums.

"Free Until They Cut Me Down", "Radio War" and "Sunset Soon Forgotten" are the best from OEND, IMHO.

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

the song boy with a coin... is magic.

qft

[Sweetness]

"Free Until They Cut Me Down", "Radio War" and "Sunset Soon Forgotten" are the best from OEND, IMHO.

Radio War was the only song I would skip over on that album for like... a year. Now I can handle it... but it's still one of my least favorite on OEND.

my favs are Naked as we Came, Fever Dream, Sodom South Georgia, Cinder and Smoke, Love and Some Verses, Each Coming Night... fuck I love this album.

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

White Tooth Man fucking owns.

[Legend]

Radio War was the only song I would skip over on that album for like... a year. Now I can handle it... but it's still one of my least favorite on OEND.

Its chords are simple as hell, but I love the lyrics. That's why I like it so much!

[Sweetness]

Its chords are simple as hell, but I love the lyrics. That's why I like it so much!

well also the only instrument in it is like... a ukulele or something. I just don't like the sound.

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

was at the cinema today and saw a trailer for a film called 'Awake' which had Iron & Wine as the music behind.

was sweeet

[Sweetness]

that Jessica Alba movie that came out a few months ago?? I don't remember there being any iron and wine in any of the trailers I saw....

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

well in the one for the UK there was some Iron and Wine.


unless it was a folk / acoustic band with a similar voice to Mr Beam's

[Jakoby]

i never saw the one with iron and wine but i did see the one with the breath me by sia

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

either way, i was consumed with the trailer song, not the visuals :)

[Sweetness]

Well the show was last night. it was great, of course, but he played too many songs off the new album. though I liked them more than I usually would cause it was just him, without a band. His encore was "Dead Man's Will" and dedicated it to the NIU students. It was pretty heavy.

the one thing that bugged me was that he played at Wheaton College, which is a SUPER conservative christian school (my girl that i went with told me they're not allowed to dance) and he was "encouraged" not to curse. which really bothered me.

[Hand Banana]

that sounds like a really restricted concert lol

did he play anything off of The Creek?

[Sweetness]

Yeah, just "Upward Over the Mountain". it was a really fantastic rendition though.

[Hand Banana]

that must have been great to hear live

i wish he would have done like Bird Stealing Bread or Faded From The Winter

i really need to see him live lol

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

Sam beam is god

[PurgeTheseDays]

i wanna see him live so bad.

[Sweetness]

that must have been great to hear live

i wish he would have done like Bird Stealing Bread or Faded From The Winter

i really need to see him live lol

Bird Stealing Bread has to be one of my all-time favs.

and yeah you do. this was my third time.

[Hand Banana]

agreed Bird Stealing is awesome

i think the only time i'll probably be able to see him is when i got to college
so one more year:(

[drunky_the_bear]

Sam beam is god

Sam Beam is god because he somehow got into the Florida State Film School, which is soooooooo hard to get into.

[Sweetness]

Sam Beam is god because he somehow got into the Florida State Film School, which is soooooooo hard to get into.

cause he's a genius.

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

Sam Beam is god because he somehow got into the Florida State Film School, which is soooooooo hard to get into.

and became a professor

[KyleBarons]

yea, don't worry, he's a hell of a short film director

[Sweetness]

I need someone to send me The Sea and The Rhythm, please. thanks!

[Hand Banana]

i've been looking for that for some time now

if i find it i'll up it
unless someone else does before me..

EDIT: http://rapidshare.com/files/87447960/iron_and_wine_-_2003_-_sea_and_the_rhythm__ep_.rar
there you go
hope it works!

[Sweetness]

thanks dude. I downloaded all his albums in one download but now the tracks stopped playing, lol.

I'd karma you... but... you know.

[molly]

Iron & Wine is goooooood napping music.

[PurgeTheseDays]

Iron & Wine is goooooood napping music.

agreed 100%

i was on trip to NYC, and i put Our Endless Numbered Days in....i remember the first 2 songs and the last song. i fell asleep faast

[The Casualty]

i downloaded sheperd's dog a few months ago and only remembered to listen to it last week. so good. what should i get next?

[tinyvoices19]

last night i was messing with my acoustic trying to write something and i ended up writing Iron and Wine's cover of Such Great Heights.

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

last night i was messing with my acoustic trying to write something and i ended up writing Iron and Wine's cover of Such Great Heights.

you ended up writing a cover ? :confused:

[PurgeTheseDays]

im guessing he didnt meeean to, but what he wrote ended up being SGH...you're silly

[tinyvoices19]

i was basically noodling and i was fingerpicking a C chord and then G then realized it was SGH.

[Hand Banana]

thanks dude. I downloaded all his albums in one download but now the tracks stopped playing, lol.

I'd karma you... but... you know.
ya no problem!

been listening to Shepard's Dog alot
new favorite song is probably Lovesong Of The Buzzard

[Sweetness]

i downloaded sheperd's dog a few months ago and only remembered to listen to it last week. so good. what should i get next?

"Our Endless Numbered Days"

it's his best album front to back, I'd say.

[The Casualty]

"Our Endless Numbered Days"

it's his best album front to back, I'd say.
got it. thanks!

anyone here listen to nickel creek? they're also contemforary folk.

[Sweetness]

let me know how you like it :)

no I've never heard of nickel creek, should I listen to them?

[The Casualty]

i'm loving it. i realized i probably heard cinder and smoke and naked as we came a long time ago and liked them.

might be too soft for you. but they have mad skills on the guitar, fiddle and mandolin.

[Hand Banana]

from Our Endless Numbered Days
have to say
Sodom, South Georgia is amazing
i could listen to it on repeat and not get bored

[Tea-Time-Havoc]

Sam is pretty inventive with his acoustic playing.

[Mike]

Listening to Iron And Wine alot at the moment.

[Sweetness]

http://www.ironandwine.com/

Iron and Wine is excited to announce the May 19, 2009 release of Around the Well , a 2-CD/3-LP collection of rare tracks ranging from out-of-print to never-before-released. In support of Around the Well Iron and Wine will be performing ten intimate shows in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York (two shows in each city). Beginning March 6, you'll be able to vote for the songs that will be played at these shows right here on ironandwine.com. Find more info on both Around the Well and the tour in the news section.

[Max]

http://www.ironandwine.com/
awesome news

[Hand Banana]

awesome..i've been waiting for some new music from Sam!

[Max]

This is really strange that it just got announced, as I had completely forgotten about him and recently started listening to him again this week.

[Sweetness]

yeah I had just listened to a ton of him on a long drive and decided to check for tour dates. hence how i learned the news!

[Sweetness]

anyone have the new(ish) album yet?

[Dan]

Around the Well? I got it, it's okay.

[Sweetness]

is it re-recordings or just copies of the originals?

[Dan]

Copies as far as I can tell.

[mackie]

My friend picked it up on vinyl yesterday, it's good if you want his complete collection. Songs like The Trapeze Swinger that have only been available on soundtracks or whatnot is cool to finally have playing under a needle.