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Iron And Wine Information
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'Iron & Wine' is the stage and recording name for Florida singer/songwriter Sam Beam. Raised in North Carolina, Beam released his first album, The Creek Drank the Cradle, on the Sub Pop label in 2002; Beam wrote, performed, recorded, and produced every track on the album by himself at a studio in his home. The album features acoustic guitars, banjo, and slide guitar; its music has been compared, variously, to that of Nick Drake, Simon and Garfunkel, Neil Young, Elliott Smith, and Ralph Stanley.
In 2003 The Sea & The Rhythm was released, an EP collecting other home-recorded tracks along the same lines as those on the debut. Beam's sophomore album, Our Endless Numbered Days (2004), was recorded in a professional studio with a significant increase in fidelity. The focus still lies on acoustic material, but the inclusion of other band members gives rise to a very different sound.
Beam released an EP titled Woman King in February 2005, and the EP In the Reins, a collaboration with Calexico was released in September 2005.
His cover of The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights" was featured on a commercial for M&M's candies and in the 2004 film Garden State (and on its popular soundtrack).
Discography
Albums
*The Creek Drank the Cradle (2002)
*Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
*Iron & Wine Live Bonnaroo (2005)
EPs and singles
*Sub Pop Singles Club (Single)(2002)
*Iron & Wine Tour EP (EP) (2002)
*The Sea & The Rhythm (EP) (2003)
*Iron & Wine iTunes Exclusive EP (EP) (2004)
*Passing Afternoon (Single) (2004)
*Woman King (EP) (2005)
*In the Reins (EP) (2005)
*''Call Your Boys b/w Dearest Forsaken" (EP)
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