Light Verse

On his first album of new material in six years, Sam Beam mines the onset of middle age for sharp-eyed songs that are lively and relatively breezy, despite the melancholy subject matter.

Quirky yet profound, playful but often deeply moving, Light Verse is a record to savour in one sitting, its ten tracks comprising a seriously impressive whole that’s considerably more potent than the sum of its unfailingly impressive individual parts.

Iron & Wine returns with an expanded sonic palette while also rekindling the bright spark that made 2007’s 'The Shepherd’s Dog' so magical.

It’s been seven long years since Iron & Wine’s last non Calexico-related album, 2017’s spectacular Beast Epic.

Samuel Beam, better known as Iron & Wine has built a dedicated fanbase since the release of his debut album in 2002, with a winning blend of indie and

A mix of mature realism and lingering hope gives Iron & Wine's 'Light Verse' its heart. Sam Beam only needs to search for sweetness when it's hidden.

Iron And Wine - Light Verse review: All in good time, and that’s what it was