Iron & Wine Unearths Early Home Recordings for 'Archive Series'

Published Jan 08, 2015

Songwriter Sam Beam has been releasing music as Iron & Wine for over a decade, and now he's taking some time to reflect on the past with anof unreleased recordings. The first instalment in the series will be out on February 24 through his own Black Cricket Recording Co.The series will span rarities from his entire career.focuses on his early home recordings, drawing on the same well of material that spawned his 2002 debut. These were recorded on a cassette four-track, and a press release calls them "hushed, yet immediately powerful and vivid."The 16-song tracklist is below; some of this material has been bootlegged, but this is the first time it's been officially released. For a taste of the sound, scroll down to the bottom of the page to hear the whispered folk ballad "Everyone's Summer of '95."Also below, watch a trailer for a forthcoming short film called. It shows Beam performing some of the songs fromfor the first time ever at the rural Jerry Run Summer Theater in West Virginia.Stay tuned for further releases in the, which will include "otherwise unreleased home recordings, covers, and live sets."1. Slow Black River2. The Wind Is Low3. Eden4. Two Hungry Blackbirds5. Freckled Girl6. Judgement7. Sing Song Bird8. Beyond the Fence9. Quarters in a Pocket10. Loretta11. Everyone's Summer of '9512. Minor Piano Keys13. Your Sly Smile14. Halfway to Richmond15. Wade Across the Water16. Postcard