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The Shepherd's Dog - Iron & Wine
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84 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: The third album for the Austin-based singer Sam Beam.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Filter
    93
    With his grandest album to date, mark the return of Iron & Wine's Sam Beam a triumphant one, packed with romantic tales of small towns, countrysides and the expansive sea.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Once the shock of Beam's experimental bent wears off, it becomes clear that he's added dimension to his style without sacrificing its gorgeous tranquility. [28 Sep 2007, p.107]
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  3. No Ripcord
    90
    By pushing pop into the dreary without all the drab, Iron and Wine strikes a balance of truth and hope that can get muddled by a scene dominated by pessimists.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 26
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  1. DaveF.
    10
    Just gorgeous music. Rich, moving, original - please play South Africa one day senor Beam!
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  2. AshleyT.
    10
    By far the best Iron and Wine album to date.
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  3. Cables
    10
    Overtime, it has revealed itself to be my favorite album of the year. Once you surrender yourself to the albums pacing and wordplay, allowing time to take its course and melodies to sink in, it never lets you go.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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