Iron & Wine will head across the pond this spring for a short tour of select European cities.
29 May . Olympia Theatre, Dublin, IE
30 May . Opera House, Manchester, UK
31 May . The Barbican, London, UK
01 June . La Cigale, Paris, FR
02 June . Vrendenburg, Utrecht, NL
03 June . Cirque Royal, Brussels, BE
05 June . Admiralspalast, Berlin, DE
General ticket onsale begins Friday, February 15.
For more info and ticket links, check out the Tour section.
Iron and Wine is proud to announce its fifth album, Ghost on Ghost, set to be released on April 15 (4AD) / April 16 (Nonesuch). Produced by Brian Deck with a group of stellar musicians including Rob Burger, who handled arrangements for the strings and horns, Ghost on Ghost features twelve new Iron and Wine songs. For the front cover, Sam Beam selected an image from photographer Barbara Crane's "Private Views" series.
Stream the song "Lovers' Revolution" on the ironandwine.com home page and here.
Ghost on Ghost pre-order options will be announced shortly.
Ghost on Ghost Tracklist:
1. Caught in the Briars
2. The Desert Babbler
3. Joy
4. Low Light Buddy of Mine
5. Graces for Saints and Ramblers
6. Grass Windows
7. Singers and the Endless Song
8. Sundown (Back in the Briars)
9. Winter Prayers
10. New Mexico’s No Breeze
11. Lovers’ Revolution
12. Baby Center Stage
Opening a special show for Willie Nelson & Family at the Moody Theater in Austin, TX, Iron & Wine is ready to ring in the New Year! Enjoy the video for a live performance of 'Crazy' below.
To continue Creek At 10 Week we're streaming the song "Her Tea Leaves." Originally available as the A-Side on a bonus 7" released with the album, 'The Creek Drank The Cradle,' the song has been generally unavailable for 10 years. Download the B-Side of the 7", "Carissa's Wierd," in the previous post celebrating 'Creek' at 10 years.
How time flies! September 24, 2012 marks ten years since the release of Iron & Wine's debut album, 'The Creek Drank The Cradle,' and what a ride it has been! A hearty thanks to all of the fans and those that have listened to the music, especially the entire Sub Pop family.
To celebrate, we're offering the download of the song, "Carissa's Wierd," previously only available on a bonus 7" vinyl when 'Creek...' was released.
If you aren't familiar with 'Creek...,' and it's home-recorded sound, the musical encyclopedia that is Mike McGonigal had this to say about the album.
"Iron & Wine is Sam Beam, a back-porch Florida singer-songwriter whose sad little songs pack a helluva wallop. Beam's immediately likable tunes paint such clear pictures that songs like "Southern Anthem" and "Muddy Hymnal" are more akin to short stories by Raymond Carver and Flannery O'Connor than to your average pop ditty. Recorded in his living room on a vintage four-track, 'The Creek Drank the Cradle' co-stars cassette hiss, ambient room sound, and Beam himself. A stripped-down, one-man band, Beam contributes delicious Delta-flavored slide guitar, passable banjo, and deliriously beautiful harmonizing. Beam's melt-in-your-head-but-not-in-your-ears voice is instantly recognizable..." --Mike McGonigal (Amazon)
"The Creek Drank The Cradle' is sale priced this week via Sub Pop Mailorder ($8 CD / $8 LP), Iron & Wine Mailorder ($8 CD / $8 LP), and iTunes ($7.99 U.S.).
Thanks for listening and the support!
