Follow the herd
9/10
‘Shepherd’s Dog‘ is a significant departure for Sam Beam and judging some fan reaction it is not going to be an easy transition for a large bulk of his followin. However, if like me you were not particularly enamoured to his old style - stripped down folk in the mold of Bonnie Prince [...]
The Shepherd’s Dog - Iron & Wine
October 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Alt-country, Alt-rock, Best of 2007, Folk/Acoustic, MP3s, New Wierd America, Pop/Rock
Tags:Acoustic·Alt-country·Bonnie Prince Billy·Calexico·dream pop·Folk·kaliedoscopic·MP3·Psychedelic·Samuel Beam
Calexico and Iron & Wine - In the Reins
August 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Alt-country, Alt-rock, Folk/Acoustic, MP3s, Pop/Rock
Excellent mini-album
7/10
Iron & Wine and Calexico have collaborated well on this fine EP, which pits Samuel Beam’s alt-country credentials against the latter band’s widescreen musicianship. It is an easy match, since Beam’s soft, sometimes melancholic vocals are not dissimilar to that of Calexico’s Joey Burns. Whereas Iron & Wine is a solitary lo-fi proposition, Calexico [...]
Tags:Alt-country·Calexico·desert·Iron & Wine·Joey Burns·Mariachi·Mexico·MP3·Samuel Beam·slowcore·Texas