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The Creek Drank The Cradle
by Iron & Wine
Written, recorded and performed entirely by Miami, Fla-based Samuel Beam, 'The Creek Drank The Cradle' is the debut album for Iron & Wine, a largely lo-fi, acoustic affair with a darker take on folk and bluegrass.
| LABEL: |
Sub Pop |
| RELEASE DATE: |
24 September 2002 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
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Junkmedia
Worthy of any superlative you can throw its way.

90
All Music Guide
A stunning debut and one of the best records of 2002.

90
The Onion (A.V. Club)
It would be a mistake to call the result "lo-fi": For all the songs' elemental ingredients, Beam is a gifted producer, imbuing The Creek Drank The Cradle with both breeziness and portent, subtlety and simplicity.

90
Salon.com
Spartan and unadorned, the naked sincerity of the record is heartbreaking.

90
Dusted Magazine
[A] seemingly out-of-nowhere collection of quiet masterpieces.

90
Delusions of Adequacy
Though it is not overtly innovative in its instrumentation or approach, The Creek Drank the Cradle is composed and performed with such an inclusive, intimate voice that the album is extremely accessible, even personal.

89
Austin Chronicle
An astonishing debut.

81
Pitchfork
The Creek Drank the Cradle is made of small epiphanies.

80
Mojo
Beam's evocation of elemental themes and dramas is too profound and affecting to deny. [Jan 2003, p.92]
80
Flak Magazine
For a plodding, semi-mopey bit of understated blues, it's hard to beat.

80
Rolling Stone
The ambiguity in the songs adds to their haunting quality.

80
Splendid
The Creek Drank the Cradle is very surreal, mythical, haunting; it creates a mood of warmth and comfort, and makes me feel as if I've been transported to another, far more peaceful plane of existence.

79
Stylus Magazine
An album of quiet, introspective folk music.

60
Q Magazine
An acquired taste. [Mar 2003, p.109]

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