Iron and Wine. Recs

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I heard about this band on this site on a  thread, and was captivated by the cover art of In the Reains, the EP with Calexico.  What kind of music does this band play?  Is it Indie? Is it Folk?   This band seems to have a lot of potential, however, I do not know where to start.  Our Endless Numbered Days  perhaps?

Suggestions?

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Asyte2c00 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 15 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2099	Topic: Iron and Wine. Recs Posted: August 01 2006 at 14:09
	I heard about this band on this site on a thread, and was captivated by the cover art of In the Reains, the EP with Calexico. What kind of music does this band play? Is it Indie? Is it Folk? This band seems to have a lot of potential, however, I do not know where to start. Our Endless Numbered Days perhaps? Suggestions?

tortellino Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: October 01 2005 Status: Offline Points: 178	Posted: August 01 2006 at 14:44
	YESSS!!! Iron & Wine is almost a one-man band (acoustic guitar&voice) with small help from outside; the music could be called lo-fi folk, even if the sound improvement between first and second album is huge, first album was sort of a demo, but with "Our Endless Numbered Days" you really can't go wrong.. Beautiful melodies, haunting atmospheres, really great songs; be sure to get the european edition that contains a bonus 4 track ep, it is worth the money just for the last track, an umbelievable demo that, incredibly, didn't make the final cut!
	tengo 'na minchia tanta

Jimbo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: February 28 2005 Location: Helsinki Status: Offline Points: 2818	Posted: August 01 2006 at 15:53
	tortellino sums it up quite nicely. I've only heard Our Endless Numbered Days, and it's pretty good. I would describe it as lo-fi indie folk - if such thing exists, that is. Worth checking out, if you're into that kind of stuff.


Asyte2c00 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 15 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2099	Posted: August 02 2006 at 15:52
	Thanks, I'll check it out

Moatilliatta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 01 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3083	Posted: August 03 2006 at 12:01
	Great music. I suggest Our Endless Numbered Days. If you like that, you may want to check out his most recent release, an EP, Woman King. He adds some auxiliary percussion to the acoustic instruments (not always just acoustic guitar), and there's also The Creek Drank the Cradle, which was his first release, and is more on the lo-fi, stripped-down side. Very good songwriting on all three though.