Iron and Wine Announce New Album 'Light Verse', Share Opening Track You Never Know
Wednesday, 07 February 2024
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Kim Black
Iron and Wine will release a new album this spring.
The follow-up to 2017's 'Beast Epic' LP, 2018's 'Weed Garden' EP and 2022's 'Lori' EP is called 'Light Verse' and will arrive through Sub Pop on April 26. The band posted the following statement about the record to their social media:
"Fashioned as an album that should be taken as a whole, it sounds lovingly handmade and self-assured as a secret handshake. Track by track, its equal parts elegy kaleidoscope, truth, and dare.
"For these new songs, Beam lyrically once again takes focus on a series of both fictional and personal insights, filled with desperate characters and"
The record's 10 tracks were produced by the band’s singer-songwriter Sam Beam, with mixing and engineering handled by Dave Way at Waystation and Silent Zoo Studios in Los Angeles.
Fiona Apple contributes vocals to All In Good Time, with a 24-piece orchestra featuring on four tracks, and contributions throughout from Tyler Chester (keyboards), Sebastian Steinberg (bass), David Garza (guitar), Griffin Goldsmith, Beth Goodfellow, Kyle Crane (all drums/percussion) and Paul Cartwright (strings).
As a preview, head below to check out the album's artwork, tracklist and opening track, You Never Know. The finger-picked guitar-based track builds throughout to incorporate rousing strings and more of the band to give Beam's captivating storytelling vocals the full-blown indie-folk backing they deserve, before pulling back again to finish.
Iron and Wine will support the new record with a North American tour that will run throughout July and August. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday (February 9).
'Light Verse' tracklist:
You Never Know
Anyone’s Game
All in Good Time (Feat. Fiona Apple)
Cutting It Close
Taken by Surprise
Yellow Jacket
Sweet Talk
Tears that Don’t Matter
Bag of Cats
Angels Go Home
Iron and Wine Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue July 02 2024 - PHOENIX Arizona - Van Buren (USA)
Fri July 05 2024 - TULSA Oklahoma - Cains Ballroom (USA)
Sat July 06 2024 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Pageant (USA)
Mon July 08 2024 - CHICAGO Illinois - Salt Shed (USA)
Wed July 31 2024 - NEW ORLEANS Louisiana - Orpheum Theater (USA)
Thu August 01 2024 - HOUSTON Texas - White Oak Music Hall (USA)
Fri August 02 2024 - AUSTIN Texas - ACL Live At The Moody Theater (USA)
Sat August 03 2024 - DALLAS Texas - Majestic Theatre (USA)
Mon August 05 2024 - ATLANTA Georgia - Eastern (USA)
Tue August 06 2024 - WILMINGTON North Carolina - Wilson Center at CFCC (USA)
Wed August 07 2024 - RALEIGH North Carolina - Meymandi Concert Hall (USA)
Fri August 09 2024 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Anthem (USA)
Sat August 10 2024 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Fillmore (USA)
Sun August 11 2024 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Roadrunner (USA)
Tue August 13 2024 - NEW HAVEN Connecticut - College Street Music Hall (USA)
Wed August 14 2024 - BROOKLYN New York - Brooklyn Paramount (USA)
Fri August 16 2024 - MONTREAL Quebec - MTelus (Canada)
Sat August 17 2024 - TORONTO Ontario - Danforth Music Hall (Canada)
Sun August 18 2024 - DETROIT Michigan - Masonic Cathedral Theatre (USA)
Tue August 20 2024 - CLEVELAND Ohio - Agora Theatre (USA)
Thu August 22 2024 - INDIANAPOLIS Indiana - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre (USA)
Fri August 23 2024 - LOUISVILLE Kentucky - Old Foresters Paristown Hall (USA)
Sat August 24 2024 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Ryman Auditorium (USA)
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