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Iron & Wine
Released 2009

Swans And The Swimming
03:24
9,612 plays

Friends They Are Jewels
04:14
9,528 plays

Hickory
04:35
9,148 plays

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- 1
- Dearest Forsaken
- 03:49
- 14,087 plays

- 2
- Morning
- 02:41
- 11,705 plays

- 3
- Loud As Hope
- 02:56
- 10,707 plays

- 4
- Peng!
- 03:28
- 10,832 plays

- 5
- Sacred Vision
- 03:19
- 10,476 plays

- 6
- Friends They Are Jewels
- 04:14
- 9,528 plays

- 7
- Hickory
- 04:35
- 9,148 plays

- 8
- Waitin' For A Superman
- 04:34
- 12,239 plays

- 9
- Swans And The Swimming
- 03:24
- 9,612 plays

- 10
- Call Your Boys
- 03:47
- 8,488 plays

- 11
- Such Great Heights (Iron & Wine Album)
- 04:11
- 15,631 plays

- 12
- Communion Cups And Someone's Coat
- 02:02
- 6,607 plays

- 13
- Belated Promise Ring
- 03:45
- 6,310 plays

- 14
- God Made The Automobile
- 03:54
- 5,810 plays

- 15
- Homeward, These Shores
- 01:34
- 5,230 plays

- 16
- Love Vigilantes
- 03:26
- 11,604 plays

- 17
- Sinning Hands
- 05:30
- 5,354 plays

- 18
- No Moon
- 04:15
- 4,933 plays

- 19
- Serpent Charmer
- 02:39
- 4,776 plays

- 20
- Carried Home
- 06:31
- 4,750 plays

- 21
- Kingdom Of The Animals
- 05:07
- 4,727 plays

- 22
- Arms Of A Thief
- 03:42
- 4,724 plays

- 23
- The Trapeze Swinger
- 09:31
- 6,613 plays

- 12
- Communion Cups & Someone's Coat
- 02:02
- 4,193 plays

- 13
- Belated Promise Ring
- 03:45
- 6,687 plays

- 14
- God Made the Automobile
- 03:54
- 5,328 plays

- 15
- Homeward, These Shoes
- 01:34
- 4,197 plays

- 16
- Love Vigilantes
- 03:26
- 8,778 plays

- 17
- Sinning Hands
- 05:30
- 5,203 plays

- 18
- No Moon
- 04:15
- 3,394 plays

- 19
- Serpent Charmer
- 02:39
- 4,716 plays

- 20
- Carried Home
- 06:31
- 4,395 plays

- 21
- Kingdom of the Animals
- 05:05
- 3,868 plays

- 22
- Arms of a Thief
- 03:41
- 5,200 plays

- 23
- The Trapeze Swinger
- 09:31
- 3,871 plays

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album review

Named after a lyric from "The Trapeze Swinger," Around the Well collects two discs' worth of B-sides, rarities, soundtrack inclusions, and discarded tracks from the Iron & Wine catalog. Such compilations can be tricky to assemble, but Around the Well is both comprehensive and conveniently presented, with each disc representing the two amorphous halves of Iron & Wine's career. Disc one is limited to the group's early days, featuring the soft bedroom whispers, homespun acoustics, and resolutely lo-fi production that fueled Sam Beam's home recording sessions. Material from those same sessions would later pepper the set list of The Creek Drank the Cradle, but Around the Well pays attention to the songs that were cut from the album, offering several gems amidst a constant dream of pleasing, stay-in-bed songcraft. Meanwhile, the second disc highlights Iron & Wine's shift from intimate solo project to collaborative indie folk affair, beginning with the Our Endless Numbered Days sessions and culminating in the pastoral psychedelia of The Shepherd's Dog. Some of these selections are already familiar to Iron & Wine's most fervent fans, including Beam's cover of "Such Great Heights" (heard on the Garden State soundtrack, as well as an oddly kaleidoscopic M&Ms commercial) and the gorgeous concert staple "The Trapeze Swinger." Nevertheless, the compilation does offer some surprising inclusions -- just listen to the piano-fueled barroom strut of "Kingdom of the Animals," or the vaguely Middle Eastern experimentation of "Arms of a Thief" -- and Around the Well serves as a helpful reminder that a discarded Iron & Wine song is still better than many fine-tuned cuts from similar bands. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide