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Iron & Wine


BLOWING the dust off some buried aural treasure, Sub Pop have announced a little treat for fans of Sam Beam’s Iron & Wine: the label has brought to light a set of recordings dating back to the late Nineties, a time when Sam was attending Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts – and …

Calexico

When Calexico and Iron and Wine collaborated on the 2005 In the Reins EP, it felt a very natural fit, and it seemed inevitable that future collaborations would happen, the only real surprise is that it has taken so long for a full length album. But now a follow up is announced – we’ve already …

“Life is hard. Awesome. And scary as shit. But it can lift you up if you let it,” These are the things Sam & Joey write about now. And the title can encapsulate a lot of things. ‘Years to Burn’ could mean you’re cocky, you’ve got it made. Or, our life is ours to burn, …

I can’t remember how it happened. It might be that my friend Su told me about it. It might have been in the Guardian’s ‘Click to Download’ section. But someone somewhere did me a service by turning me on to US National Public Radio (NPR). It’s there that you’ll find Bob Boilen‘s “All Songs Considered” …