Iron & Wine announces sixth LP Beast Epic, shares lead track "Call It Dreaming"

The LP represents Sam Beam's first new material in four years as Iron and Wine, and his sixth full-length in total. It's written and produced by Beam and recorded at The Loft in Chicago by Tom Schick, with mastering from Richard Dodd. Contributions come from Rob Burger (keys), Joe Adamik (percussion, drums), Jim Becker (guitar, banjo, violin, mandolin), Sebastian Steinberg (bass), and Teddy Rankin Parker (cello).

"I have been and always will be fascinated by the way time asserts itself on our bodies and our hearts," says Beam in a statement. "The ferris wheel keeps spinning and we're constantly approaching, leaving or returning to something totally unexpected or startlingly familiar. The rite of passage is an image I've returned to often because I feel we're all constantly in some stage of transition. Beast Epic is saturated with this idea but in a different way simply because each time I return to the theme I've collected new experiences to draw from. Where the older songs painted a picture of youth moving wide-eyed into adulthood's violent pleasures and disappointments, this collection speaks to the beauty and pain of growing up after you’ve already grown up. For me, that experience has been more generous in its gifts and darker in its tragedies."

Tracklist:

1. Claim Your Ghost
2. Thomas County Law
3. Bitter Truth
4. Song In Stone
5. Summer Clouds
6. Call It Dreaming
7. About A Bruise
8. Last Night
9. Right For Sky
10. The Truest Stars We Know
11. Our Light Miles