Woman King [EP] - Iron & Wine
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82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. Spin
    91
    His loosest, most inspired set yet. [Mar 2005, p.86]
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  2. All Music Guide
    90
    Woman King is too short to be considered the high point of Iron & Wine's career -- it certainly points in that direction, though.
  3. PopMatters
    90
    Woman King is, in essence, the sound of a songwriter with an intuitive grasp on his craft, swiftly acknowledging the studio's crucial supporting role in his songs' structure and rearing.
  4. Splendid
    90
    Woman King's songs are decidedly textured, rich with rhythm and reason, myth and melody.
  5. cokemachineglow
    86
    Woman King is the sound of Iron & Wine becoming a band; the sound of a singer-songwriter taking that all-important step forward; the sound of a group refusing to slip into the trap of staleness and homogeneity.
  6. Pitchfork
    85
    Woman King will provide eager Iron & Wine fans a welcome holdover between proper albums, but the EP also serves a larger developmental purpose, marking one more evolutionary hop for Sam Beam, and christening a new genre-- post-basement.

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. [Anonymous]
    10
    Iron & Wine's finest work. Not a bad song on it. I just wish it was longer.
  2. iand
    10
    Jezebel is my favorite song . period. numero uno. When I saw him play it in concert I cried.
  3. HarryH
    10
    Jezebel is the upmost enspiring song i've heard by Iron&Wine yet.
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