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- Summary: Sam Beam's latest release is a 6-track EP recorded with Brian Deck.
- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 21 out of 22
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Mixed: 1 out of 22
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SpinHis loosest, most inspired set yet. [Mar 2005, p.86]
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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.
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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.
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Paste MagazineProducer Brian Deck understands that Beam's music is fragile. [Apr/May 2005, p.132]
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Ultimately, Woman King promises remarkable things to come for Iron and Wine, especially if Beam continues to expand his musical palette.
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There's a layered, almost psychedelic feel to a lot of these songs, suggesting that Beam may not be the died-in-the-wool folkie some might have pegged him as.
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Alternative PressHis world-music diversions should challenge even those who aren't pedestrian Iron & Wine fans--but that's what EPs are for, right? [Apr 2005, p.116]
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[Anonymous]Oct 2, 2006Iron & Wine's finest work. Not a bad song on it. I just wish it was longer.
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TomasMMay 1, 2005
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HarryHDec 30, 2005Jezebel is the upmost enspiring song i've heard by Iron&Wine yet.
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AnneLFeb 23, 2005
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JohnRApr 6, 2005Another stellar Iron & Wine release, with not a wasted note. Excellent ep.
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ChrisCFeb 25, 2005
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RavingLunaticApr 2, 2005
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