Iron and Wine
 

Am I the only one who loves their laid back, easy to listen to tunes? they're def a favorite of mine right now :D

i love iron & wine! it is very good music to sit back and get lost in

I downloaded some of there shiz.
Cause EDGE mentioned them somewhere.
and EDGE has good taste in music.
They were pretty dope.
I like.

its one guy.
his stuff is pretty "dope"

Well its not like i know anything about HIM.
I use limewire foo'.

haha yeah same here.. it sounds like one guy.. but i figured me mighta had a band with him..

glad to see some fellow fans :p:

actually...i saw them on some latenight show and i could have sworn it was a man and a woman...

but whatever...they/him/whatever...were/was pretty good. i liked.

iron and wine is sam beam. he has been playing since 1999, most of his stuff is on sub pop records. he has played a few shows with other people, but all of his recordings, and songs are all by him.

Iron & Wine kind of bores me. The EP from earlier this year is the only thing by him that I've liked, and that was mostly because "Woman King" just flat out pwns.

sea and the rhythym. best ever.

A Perfect Sonet game me "our endless numbered days" and I'll say its probably one of the better folk albums I've heard. Cinders and Smoke and Teeth in the Grass are my favorite, but his playing is alot better than one would expect and its diverse for someone who doesn't ever leave one pattern of singing.

I really enjoy this.

:) in my top three.

Albums ever?

I like Iron and Wine.
Have just been listening to them lots.
I like:
Lions mane
Southern Anthem
& Naked as we come

I've been listening to a lot of Iron and Wine lately. Samuel Beam is a great song writer. The Creek Drank the Cradle is my favorite album.

Iron&Wine
 

Anyone her like them? I do.

Link please. then I'll tell you!

^ Get Soulseek.

http://myspace.com/ironandwine

Myspace isn't working for me so I don't know if thats the right link..

Sam Beam is a wonderful songwriter, which I think is a rarity. Our Endless Numbered days is a sweet album. I wish he'd go back to similar recording quality of The Creek Drank the Cradle but I know he won't.

Ethan hooked me up with two Iron & Wine albums last night...ive only had time to listen to "Our Endless Numbered Days" and i enjoyed it.

for shame.
i can't stand limewire. soulseek and azureus are where it's at.

and yes, iron & wine is good. my personal favorites are 'fever dream', 'naked as we came', and his cover of 'such great heights'.

He Lays in the Reins FTW

uTorrent ftw.

QFT, thats like all i ever use..i havent used limewire for music in ages.

I'd just like to reiterate my love and that his discography is damn awesome. I'd go as far to say my favorite singer-songwriter.

he really is amazing, though all that I've listened to is Our Endless Numbered Days.

Bump

The Creek Drank The Cradle is amazing as well, I just picked it up a few days ago and I'm loving it, his voice is so soothing.

The Shepard's Dog leaked, its mp4 though.

ethan=new link mastah? Oh I think so. Thanks a damn ton.

Mad love.

Haha iron and wine has gone electronic.

This new "boy with a coin" song is some of the best work I think he's done. What I like about I&W is that he uses all devices to create a mood. Its not moody like the atmospheric garbage that gets coined as revolutionary even when its the same repackaged feedback they stole from their predecessors.

The instruments are characters and feeling and events in an iron and wine song, and I really think this is up there with my favorite tracks from Mr. Beam.

Uh, you realize Iron and Wine sounds exactly like Nick Drake right? That falls under stealing from your predecessors category.

Anyway, theres only a few songs I sort of like, the woman king ep having the most of it. I can't really get into much of it though because I think Drake does it better. Is the new album any different or still the same old stuff?

New album is like Woman King but even better and more textured and full-sounding, plus the songs are really great.

I may like it then.

He doesn't sound EXACTLY like Drake...... but it's fairly close.

You know that your statement is subjective right? And furthermore, I will fight fire with fire and say you're a deaf bastard and that he sounds nothing like drake. Airy vocals predate drake himself, and I don't think anyone heralded I&W as the next giant revolutionary thing.

Did you even listen to the song before you hopped in here and got your condescension on?

I wasn't just talking about vocals, the whole whispery airy vocals over finger picked strumming combination acoustic guitar style IS something they both do, and Nick Drake did it first, so I don't understand how you can say he isn't repackaged feedback stolen from his predecessors when he is, he isn't original. Of course I could have misinterpreted your post, which wouldn't be that shocking and since when is sound subjective? You can say the Who sounds like 50 cent, that won't make it true.

You shouldn't really criticize anyone for being condescending, and yes I heard it, other than the added instruments it didn't sound much different though the fuller sound was nicer.

Well since I was comparing the atmosphere he creates with the (not to be confused with) atmospheric stuff most of the electronic acts create I'm comparing apples and oranges to illustrate the differences of my meaning. On top of that, given that he finger picks and uses airy vocals, how is he not ripping off Paul Simon then?

And you know, everyone uses this against me when I'm kicking their ass, but lets be honest, before this provocation, I could have cited two examples of you engaging in that activity in this post alone.

I just don't see the need to come into a thread and say "hey i never really like this guy because [act x] does it better." I'm not suggesting it get weeded out, but I fail to see the constructive nature of such posts.