Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine is the name under which the American singer-songwriter Sam Beam (born July 26, 1974 ) appears and publishes. Beam borrowed the name Iron & Wine from a dietary supplement called “Beef Iron & Wine”, which he discovered while filming in a shop.
history
Beam grew up near Columbia , South Carolina and graduated from Florida State University with a degree in film studies , but now lives in Dripping Springs , near Austin , Texas. Before he found success with his music, he taught film and cinematography at the University of Miami . He had long been writing songs when a friend lent him a four-track recorder. One of his demos drew the attention of Jonathan Poneman, the record manager of Sub Pop , to him, who promptly offered him a record deal.
In 2002 Beam released his first album, The Creek Drank the Cradle , whose pieces he recorded alone at home. Further own recordings appeared in 2003 on the EP The Sea & the Rhythm . His second studio album, Our Endless Numbered Days (2004), however, was recorded with guest musicians in a professional recording studio. This was followed by the EP Woman King in February 2005 and the EP In the Reins in September 2005 , a collaboration with Calexico , with which Beam also went on tour. On the third album The Shepherd's Dog , Joey Burns and Paul Niehaus from Calexico appeared as guests, as did jazz musicians Matt Lux and Rob Burger .
Probably the best-known track by Iron & Wine, however, is a cover version that became popular through its use in a commercial and in the film Garden State : Such Great Heights , originally by The Postal Service .
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2004 | Our Endless Numbered Days | - | - | - | - |
US158 (1 week) US |
First published: March 23, 2004
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2007 | The Shepherd's Dog | - | - | - |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
US24 (11 weeks) US |
First published: September 25, 2007
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2011 | Kiss Each Other Clean |
DE90 (1 week) DE |
AT74 (1 week) AT |
CH57 (1 week) CH |
UK32 (1 week) UK |
US2 (6 weeks) US |
First published: January 25, 2011
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2013 | Ghost on Ghost | - | - |
CH100 (1 week) CH |
UK40 (2 weeks) UK |
US26 (3 weeks) US |
First published: April 16, 2013
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2017 | Beast Epic | - | - | - |
UK60 (1 week) UK |
US44 (1 week) US |
First published: August 25, 2017
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2019 | Years to Burn |
DE16 (3 weeks) DE |
AT13 (3 weeks) AT |
CH46 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: June 14th, 2019
with Calexico_ (band) |
More albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2005 | Woman King | - | - | - | - |
US128 (2 weeks) US |
First published: February 22, 2005
EP |
In the Reins | - | - | - | - |
US135 (1 week) US |
First published: September 12, 2005
EP |
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2009 | Around the well | - | - | - | - |
US25 (8 weeks) US |
First published: May 19, 2009
Compilation |
2015 | Sing into My Mouth | - | - | - | - |
US116 (1 week) US |
First published: July 17th, 2015
collaboration with Ben Bridwell |
2016 | Love letter for fire | - | - | - | - |
US173 (1 week) US |
First published: April 15, 2016
collaboration with Jesca Hoop |
More albums
- 2002 The Creek Drank the Cradle
- 2005 Iron & Wine Live Bonnaroo
- 2009 Norfolk 6/20/05
- 2011 Morning Becomes Eclectic
- 2015 Archive Series Volume No. 1
EPs and singles
- 2002 March 2002 Sub Pop Singles Club CD (Single)
- 2002 Iron & Wine Tour EP
- 2002 Call Your Boys b / w Dearest Forsaken (EP)
- 2003 The Sea & The Rhythm (EP)
- 2004 Iron & Wine iTunes Exclusive EP
- 2004 Passing Afternoon (single)
- 2004 In Good Company Soundtrack
- 2004 Garden State Soundtrack
- 2004 The Trapeze Swinger (Single) (Soundtrack to " Reine Chefsache ")
- 2006 Live Session EP (exclusively on iTunes)
- 2006 Such Great Heights EP
- 2007 Boy with a Coin EP
- 2008 Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Soundtrack for " Twilight - Bis (s) zum Dawn ")
- 2010 Walking Far From Home (Single)
- 2018 Weed Garden EP
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Web links
- Official website (English)
- Concert with Calexico and Iron and Wine at NPR (English)
- Iron & Wine fansite (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Iron & Wine |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beam, Sam (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer-songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1974 |