Iron & Wine - "Beast Epic" style_African and they kick in a

and they kick in a cover of blues legend Big Joe Williams' "Baby

Set in Sacramento

It was written by Harry alongside frequent collaborators Kid Harpoon

the kind of record made for listening with the windows down and the road humming softly beneath you

with his jaw still wired shut

Iron & Wine - "Beast Epic" style_African and they kick in aBeast Epic, Iron & Wine's fourth album of new material for Sub Pop and it's sixth overall, recasts soft power as a series of vignettes, observations and regular old songs that redeem through joy and a certain expectation of grace. Sam Beam has called Beast Epic his "most personal" album to date. It is the first Iron & Wine album that he's produced since The Creek Drank The Cradle, though the results are vastly different. This album brims with surprise