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84 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

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  • Summary: Miami, Fla. singer-songwriter Sam Beam (who moonlights as a cinematography professor) returns with his second album, recorded with Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Red Red Meat) at the helm.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Spin
    100
    Beam has given us his second straight masterwork: self-assured, spellbinding, and richly, refreshingly adult. [Apr 2004, p.89]
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  2. Mojo
    90
    Beautifully recorded, this is intimate seduction for voice, elegant finger-picked guitar and not much else. [May 2004, p.93]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    60
    Beam seems to have smoothed over some of his rough-hewn ruralist poetics in favor of undeveloped blandishments and sentimental homilies.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. AndrewP
    10
    Some of the best lyrics ever recorded, and the music complements them so well. Everything about this record is truly astouding.
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  2. BarbaraMoore
    10
    First heard Iron & Wine on the soundtrack of "In Good Company". I was mesmerized and have purchased and downloaded everything available. Each song is at least a 10.… Expand
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  3. Tristram
    4
    This disc really disappointed me. Along with Earlimart, Iron & Wine is getting better press than is deserved simply by sounding like Elliott Smith. And nothing here resonates like anything from the late Smith. Its all soft but characterless adult-alternative made for people that like the Thorns record. Try Rejoicing In the Hands by Devendra Banhart instead.… Expand
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