Originally written by Mike Diver · 8 March 2007
Iron & Wine will return this September with the follow-up to Our Endless Numbered Days, Shepherd's Dog.
The new LP - tracklisting below - is to be released via Sub Pop. Of it, and his recent touring with Calexico, I&W lynchpin Sam Beam (pictured) has said (to Billboard):
"That tour affected me a lot. They're such good musicians. I already knew I wanted to do a much freer record; a little bit more of a playful record. Their influence just helped me even more."
Calexico's Joey Burns and Paul Niehaus are among the guest musicians on Shepherd's Dog, the tracklisting of which is as follows:
'Pagan Angel and a Borrowed Car' 'White Tooth Man' 'Lovesong of the Buzzard' 'Carousel' 'House by the Sea' 'Innocent Bones' 'Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)' 'Resurrection Fern' 'Boy with a Coin' 'The Devil Never Sleeps' 'Peace Beneath the City' 'Flightless Bird, American Mouth'
A single will drop (drop?) before the album's release. Yup.