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Iron & Wine
Well I used my last 11 free iTunes songs the other night to purchase Iron & Wine’s first album, The Creek Drank the Cradle. I should tell you at this point, if you don’t already know, Iron & Wine is actually just one person. Sam Beam. So far I must say I really like the album. It reminds me a good deal of Nick Drake. Similar guitar sound (although nowhere nearly as reservedly-powerful as Nick was), and similar quiet, almost whispered, singing (although nowhere nearly as depressive as Nick was). He seems to use alternate tunings a good bit, which provides really nice finger-picking sounds.
I first heard about Iron & Wine when I saw the movie Garden State. Iron & Wine does a remake of the song “Such Great Heights”. Which, sonically, is completely different from The Postal Service’sversion.
This album also has a lo-fi sound to it. Which, to me, actually adds to the listening experience.
Finally, here are the words to “Faded from the Winter,” it really has a powerful impact when heard in the song:
“Faded from the Winter”
Words and Music by Sam Beam
daddy’s ghost behind you
sleeping dog beside you
you’re a poem of mystery
you’re the prayer inside me
spoken words like moonlight
you’re the voice that i like
needlework & seedlings
in the way you’re walking
to me from the timbers
faded from the winter
Beautiful.
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