Limitierte 2LP im Gatefold Tip-On SleeveLimited Deluxe edition 2xLP in a gatefold tip-on sleeve! Includes a booklet and a downloadcode. The 2nd LP is one sided and features bonus cuts and demos. The flip side to the bonus disc is etched! The initial pressing will also be coloured vinyl, Disc 1 Red vinyl & Disc 2 Blue vinyl. „I can whine about it all but I won’t.“ -Samuel E. Beam The first Iron & Wine song that I ever remember hearing was „Dead Man’s Will,“ originally featured on the Yeti 1 compilation CD. Its hushed eloquence and unadorned beauty lent it a sort of soft power*, a triumph of instinct over overstatement. That was in 2001. In 2017, Beast Epic, Iron & Wine’s fourth album of new material for Sub Pop and it’s sixth overall, recasts soft power as a series of vignettes, observations and regular old songs that redeem through joy and a certain expectation of grace. Even the instant classic, „Bitter Truth, with a lyric as pained and direct as any I’ve heard from Iron & Wine, is leavened with background vocals recalling The Jordanaires. Sam Beam has called Beast Epic his „most personal“ album to date. It is the first Iron & Wine album that he’s produced since The Creek Drank The Cradle, though the results are vastly different. This album brims with surprise flourishes, classic touches and an appealing confidence that is evident on songs like „Call It Dreaming,“ „Thomas County Law,“ „About A Bruise“ to the almost croony „Last Night.“