Kiss Each Other Clean

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Iron and Wine
Kiss Each Other Clean

[ 4AD / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 24 January 2011

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Iron and Wine's first studio effort in over three years shows Sam Beam continuing to mine folk, rock, country, African and Jamaican musical traditions for inspiration, whilst switching the focus of his studio lens to 60s and 70s pop influences.

'Kiss Each Other Clean' is Iron and Wine's first studio effort in over three years. The album shows Sam Beam continuing to mine folk, rock, country, African and Jamaican musical traditions for inspiration, whilst switching the focus of his studio lens to 60s and 70s pop influences. The results are astounding, serving to underline his ascent to one of today's greatest story tellers, able to craft meticulous tales full of forlorn love, religious imagery and wistful dreams.

On the last Iron and Wine studio album 'The Shepherd's Dog', Sam strayed from the sparse, intimate solo affairs of his early recordings, introducing layered textures and poly-rhythmic sounds that allowed his lyrics to spring to life. With some relief, his fans and the critics loved it. It's only natural then that he would take this sonic collage and built upon it on 'Kiss Each Other Clean'.

The album was recorded over the course of 2010 in Chicago with longtime producer Brian Deck at the helm. A number of familiar names pop up to contribute musically. Not one to rest on laurels, 'Kiss Each Other Clean' takes off where 'The Shepherd's Dog' left us with layer upon layer, rhythm upon rhythm and of course some acoustic guitar and whispering vocals for good measure. Sam himself said that the resulting ten tracks make for a "more focused pop record," albeit with "straight-up jazz, blues and African elements" experimentally thrown in.

Tracks:

1. Walking Far From Home
2. Me And Lazarus
3. Tree By The River
4. Monkeys Uptown
5. Half Moon
6. Rabbit Will Run
7. Godless Brother In Love
8. Big Burned Hand
9. Glad Man Singing
10. Your Fake Name Is Good Enough For Me

View excerpts of Iron and Wine :- 'Kiss Each Other Clean' (via YouTube)