By: Jessica Nakamoto – “Musical anthropologists”. This is the term Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) used to describe friends and fellow musicians, Joey Burns and John Convertino (Calexico), while reflecting on the two groups’ longstanding history. And as it turns out, his word choice couldn’t have been more spot on, especially when it … Continue reading →
By: Luke Ottenhof (@lukeottenhof) – It has been over a decade since South Carolina’s Samuel Beam, better known as Iron and Wine, released his debut record, The Creek Drank the Cradle. The Sub Pop product garnered the young songwriter striking praise for his lyrical dexterity, and humbling, mellow folk sounds. Reflected, but not necessarily prominent, … Continue reading →