The Shepherd's Dog - Iron & Wine
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  • Summary: The third album for the Austin-based singer Sam Beam.

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  1. Positive: 34 out of 34
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  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. Uncut
    80
    It is, by any measure, a quiet revolution.
  3. Under The Radar
    80
    It is Beam at his best and a fitting conclusion to an album that shows why Iron & Wine continues to be the standard bearer for neofolk and beyond. [Summer 2007, p.74]
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  4. Drowned In Sound
    80
    What really stands out is how …Dog literally hits the ground running from its opener, 'Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car,' cutting a clear slice from the organic and distinctive junkyard percussion and deep-fried blues stomps of Tom Waits.

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  1. Positive: 27 out of 27
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  1. 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
  2. AshleyT.
    10
    By far the best Iron and Wine album to date.
  3. Vampire25
    8
    I disregarded this album for the longest time, But I must admit it's a solid folk/indie/rock record. The lyrics, the vocals, the production, all worthy of noticing. All In All, I'm not the biggest Iron & Wine fan but I do particularly find this record really well-made. B+… Expand
  4. PaulC
    6
    The best Sufjan Stevens album in years.

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