29. IRON & WINE - KISS EACH OTHER CLEANIt's nice to see an artist take a few risks every now and again. "Go on son. Roll a 6." Sam Beam felt that it was time to explore the sonic possibilities of his ever-expanding Iron & Wine sound and every album in from his hushed, four-track recorded debut "The Creek Drank The Cradle" had evolved more layers, but here it's as if the band has shed its skin and become a totally different beast.
Considering he previously was associated with folk and americana, it has to be said that here there's a stock radio-pop, a dash of funk and even a sprinkle of electric guitar as Beam rocks out in the sensational seven-minute closer "Your Fake Name Is Good Enough For Me" as he repeats things that "we become" over and over. These things include a hammer and nail, a disco ball and an ice-cream cone. Nice.
Whatever Iron & Wine has become, it's all because he's finally gone and taken the plunge and it's wholly worth diving in with him
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