Samuel Beam, the vital inspirer behind Iron & Wine could easily be mistaken for the king of diamonds in a deck of Bicycles. (not a suicide king, incidentally) Maybe it's the eyes. In any case, his music suits this image. What a great song - surely Calexico-inspired from their collaboration on In the Rains a couple years before. Boy With a Coin from 1997's The Shepherd's Dog is a personal favorite of mine. It's eerie, yet strangely cheery at once. I love the density of all those guitars - backwards, forwards, atmospheric, fingerpicked and pedal steel - entwined within the handclaps and other percussion. Remarkable - and far removed from I&W's earlier, lo-fi beginnings.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Iron & Wine - Boy With a Coin
Samuel Beam, the vital inspirer behind Iron & Wine could easily be mistaken for the king of diamonds in a deck of Bicycles. (not a suicide king, incidentally) Maybe it's the eyes. In any case, his music suits this image. What a great song - surely Calexico-inspired from their collaboration on In the Rains a couple years before. Boy With a Coin from 1997's The Shepherd's Dog is a personal favorite of mine. It's eerie, yet strangely cheery at once. I love the density of all those guitars - backwards, forwards, atmospheric, fingerpicked and pedal steel - entwined within the handclaps and other percussion. Remarkable - and far removed from I&W's earlier, lo-fi beginnings.
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I've been wanting a good introduction to this band...thanks, Johnny!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHey boom boom - you absolutely cannot go wrong with The Shepherd's Dog, In the Rains, or the Woman King EP. Hand on heart! yers, J.
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