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Independent singer and songwriter Sam Beam, better known under his moniker Iron and Wine, returns to the music industry after a seven-year hiatus with his new release. light verse. The album follows their 2017 release. epic beastwhich was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards.
Your ardent followers can rejoice light verse showcasing once again his excellent lyrical reflections on themes of promise, pain, laughter, life and love. She personifies these ideas through characters ranging from wide-eyed optimists to desperate people who feel like they've been ignored. Beam has said that he drew on personal and fictional ideas, including his post-Covid anxiety and relief, to create the album.
Sonically, the album leverages not only Beam's musical prowess but also a strong group of collaborators, a 24-piece orchestra and soulful singer Fiona Apple. She appears in a duet with Beam on the song “All in Good Time.” Beam suggests that listeners take in the album in its entirety. The tracks are filled with equal parts elegy, wide-ranging sensory experience, joy, truth and audacity.
light verse begins with “You Never Know” and a cacophony of sound that bursts through a simple acoustic guitar. The song is both beautiful and haunting, as it reflects on the idea that you can be many things in life but you are never in control. The track builds to a satisfying crescendo with effective strings. “Anyone's Game” has a more rock sound achieved with a lively tempo, excellent drums and electric guitars. The theme is the game of life and how we tend to take our lives for granted, and by taking them for granted we are sure to ruin them. “No one can be reborn too many times…” The team is winning and shows Beam's genius in getting its message across.
The inspired duet with Fiona Apple on “All in Good Time” is brilliant. Capturing everything Apple can offer in any output and comparing it to valuable information. It shows the arrogant confidence of youth, tempered by what comes with growing older. The lyrics are perfectly balanced and reflect missed opportunities and regret. “I opened my mouth until there was nothing left to say… I finally chose someone my size… you held my ring until it didn't fit.” The acoustic guitar combines perfectly with flashes of blues and strings to create a stunning track. “Cutting it Close” is another piano and acoustic guitar proposal. The prophetic lyrics are another apt examination of life, observing that time does what it does, “I just wish time wouldn't do this to us.”
“Taken by Surprise” is an absolute “don't miss” that examines love and relationships. This resplendent selection feels sunlit and beautiful as the stream-of-consciousness lyrics illuminate missed opportunities and how they are allowed to happen. “Yellow Jacket” conveys a dreamlike feeling that reflects a night and all its sounds and events, the excitement of the night and the disappointment of recognizing when it's time to go to bed.
“Sweet Talk” is more shocking and fun. Again captivating is the wordplay of the lyrics; “Let's play straight to a beautiful life… “We can work together to make it that way… it sounds easy if you never have to do it.” There is beauty in striving to achieve this perfection but never being able to achieve it.
“Tears That Don't Matter” is another stunning song on an album full of special moments. Here Beam provides the image of a lost and found object, where the components are made up of the important elements and the remains of a life. Examining his dilemma to find out which is which. It is a song that invites reflection and each listen will bring a different meaning, where events and objects are everything and nothing at the same time. The final song, “Angel Go Home,” is a quiet farewell to the album. It's expansive and ethereal, with beautiful strings and showcases the beauty of Beam's voice in the passionate finale to a brilliant effort.
light verse provides this general feeling that Beam is having a one-on-one musical conversation with the listener. It offers delicious lyrical thoughts that are based on life experiences. The latest release from Iron and Wine epic beast was filled with dissatisfaction with middle age and aging, in light verse Beam has accepted the aging process and wants to pass on what he has discovered up to this point in his life.
The release is lovingly handcrafted and showcases a craftsman as talented as any in the music business. The album is a joy for those familiar with his work and a revelation for those experiencing Iron and Wine for the first time.
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