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| 4.0 excellent | chemicalmarriage | April 25th 24 |
No breakdowns, screaming queefs, or unbridled brutality. Created by a man with a healthy sex life. No wonder sput could give a fuck less
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| 4.0 excellent | theBonerKing | May 6th 24 |
My personal experience with Iron and Wine is rather limited considering Sam Beam's massive catalogue, so I was not quite sure what to expect when listening to Light Verse, but what I found, after some careful listening, is a truly excellent folk album composed by a master seemingly near or at the top of his craft (and if this isn't the case, then I have truly done myself a disservice in not exploring more of Beam's discography). Light Verse is a carefully composed, subtly beautiful suite encompassing a range of influences, all anchored by Beam's gorgeous melodies and lyrics. The arrangement of acoustic instruments and textures is simply a pleasure to listen to, especially when it is intertwined with orchestration and progressive song structures as on highlights such as opener "You Never Know," album centerpiece "Taken By Surprise," and the climatic (and cinematic) "Tears That Don't Matter." The mixture of lush chamber folk with melodic indie folk pop and Americana textures (and occasionally structures) and Beam's masterful songwriting is consistently rewarding to bask in, although some moments do not quite land, and many of the best ones may not reveal themselves at first. Given how little I know of the Iron and Wine oeuvre maybe this is all par for the course, but I am certainly surprised it has not received a more enthusiastic reception. Regardless, I am now finally convinced I need to better acquaint myself with Sam Beam's work, because Light Verse is an absolute highlight for me in a year that is already very strong for folk and country/Americana.
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| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | May 7th 24 |
Simply put, this is a gorgeous, well-crafted return from the Indie-folk artist that is moving and playful
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| 3.5 great | Luna | May 14th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Djang0 | May 7th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Ben STAFF | May 1st 24 |
| 3.5 great | Xhoven | April 30th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowing STAFF | April 27th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | April 26th 24 |
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