Nearly 3 years after having missed their performance at Bonnaroo in favor of Ben Folds and Jack Johnson I got to see Iron & Wine in concert. Sam Beam & Co. played a great show which included songs from throughout their catalog as they tour in support of their newest album "Kiss Each Other Clean". If you haven't seen Iron & Wine live you may be surprised to hear the strictly acoustic tunes you've come to love accompanied by horns and keyboards. The arrangements of Beam's songs seem to continuously grow through the years. Fans loyal to his early work have been disappointed but I've liked the direction he's gone in and applaud him for continuing to be creative with his songwriting. Even a song off the new album (Tree By The River) was tweaked with by adding saxophones and a trumpet and I thought it fit perfectly. Be sure to catch them the next time you have a chance.
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