• Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Mar 23, 2004
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 49
  2. Negative: 2 out of 49

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  1. May 14, 2016
    10
    His best effort ever while Sodom South Georgia is the gem of the album where Mr. Beam tackled his haunting experience about his father's death and made it a juxtaposition with his daughter's birth which was ingenious. Very exhilarating, mature, and calming album altogether.
  2. Mar 25, 2012
    9
    At first, the album feels too slow, way too careless. The songs seem to have the same melody and just copy off one another. However, with further listening, they become some of the most beautiful songs written of the naughties. They make me want to lay out on a summer day and just look up at the sky, my ears hearing each word and instrument with great delight.
  3. AndrewP
    May 9, 2007
    10
    Some of the best lyrics ever recorded, and the music complements them so well. Everything about this record is truly astouding.
  4. MihaiV
    Jan 4, 2007
    9
    Nobody makes music like this anymore.
  5. BarbaraMoore
    Jan 2, 2006
    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.
  6. eriki
    Sep 26, 2005
    10
    perfect
  7. MattW
    Aug 20, 2005
    10
    Sam Beam is virtually undiscovered and that is a shame and blessing at the same time. For people like myself who get the opportunity to enjoy his music without pop america running it into the ground it's great. However It is only a matter of time before Sam is household and if I will do my part in enjoying process.
  8. Tanya
    Jan 9, 2005
    10
    Amazing. Great for listening to while traveling on back roads while it's snowing.
  9. IsaacB
    Jan 4, 2005
    10
    Just bought it today. Really, the most beautiful music I have heard in quite a while. Sam's voice is intimate and touching.
  10. markh
    Dec 31, 2004
    10
    Beautiful. Peaceful. Lyrics that make you weep. Genius use of layering with elegant finger picking.
  11. BenjaminBunny
    Oct 31, 2004
    8
    Really quite lovely.
  12. kateha!
    Aug 6, 2004
    9
    sodom south georgia is one of the best tunes i have heard in a long time. actually i like all of them . haha
  13. LawrenceP
    Jul 4, 2004
    9
    Some of the most beautiful music of the decade. "if l leave before you, darling don't you waste me in the ground" Sam Beam.
  14. ScottC
    Jun 12, 2004
    10
    A masterpeice!
  15. JoshuaT
    May 18, 2004
    10
    If it's possible, I think Mr. Beam surpassed 2002's "The Creek Drank the Cradle." "Passing Afternoon" is his best song (IMO) to date.
  16. KrisL
    Apr 21, 2004
    10
    Easily the best album this year. It is an album you can put on any time of day and it sounds just right.
  17. tylert.
    Mar 26, 2004
    10
    beauty
  18. Ernie
    Mar 22, 2004
    10
    As someone who was a huge fan of Beam's first album, I was a bit surprised that he pulled so far away from his original lo-fi production, which I was a huge fan of. I liked how it covered me like a warm blanket. In its place, however, Beam leaves some amazingly clear and memorable songs, most notably the excellent "Sunset Soon Forgotten" and "Sodom, South Georgia". The lyrics are 90% As someone who was a huge fan of Beam's first album, I was a bit surprised that he pulled so far away from his original lo-fi production, which I was a huge fan of. I liked how it covered me like a warm blanket. In its place, however, Beam leaves some amazingly clear and memorable songs, most notably the excellent "Sunset Soon Forgotten" and "Sodom, South Georgia". The lyrics are 90% of the appeal on this album, whereas on Creek they were maybe 50%, and Beam's band is all the better for it. One does not need constant hiss clouding your ears to figure out this CD is easily the best of the year thus far, perfect for walking around city streets on warm Sunday afternoons. Expand
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Has a few more production touches than his past crackling work.
  2. This time around, Beam is less like some dungaree-wearing, O Brother, Where Art Thou? throwback, and more like the natural - and, frankly, wonderful - successor to the Elliott Smith and Nick Drake school of perfectly beautiful songwriting.
  3. Our Endless Numbered Days is cleaner, more diverse, and generally sparser than its predecessor, and, given the apparent limits of Beam's former setup, it's also an astoundingly progressive record: Beam has successfully transgressed his cultural pigeonhole without sacrificing any of his dusty allure.