Sam Beam has announced his first Iron & Wine album since 2017’s Beast Epic. The new album, Light Verse, is led by the single “You Never Know.” Listen to the song, and see Iron & Wine’s upcoming tour dates, below.
Light Verse is out April 26 via Sub Pop. Beam produced the album, which has contributions from keyboardist Tyler Chester, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, guitarist David Garza, violinist Paul Cartwright, and percussionists Griffin Goldsmith, Beth Goodfellow, and Kyle Crane. In addition, Fiona Apple sings on “All in Good Time.”
Since Beast Epic, Sam Beam has released his Weed Garden EP and a collaboration with Calexico called Years to Burn. Also, in 2022, he teamed up with Finom’s Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart for Lori, a four-song EP of Lori McKenna covers.
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Light Verse:
01 You Never Know
02 Anyone’s Game
03 All in Good Time
04 Cutting It Close
05 Taken by Surprise
06 Yellow Jacket
07 Sweet Talk
08 Tears That Don’t Matter
09 Bag of Cats
10 Angels Go Home
Iron & Wine:
06-14 Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater
06-15 Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
06-17 Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
06-18 Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
06-20 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
06-21 Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
06-22 Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
06-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
06-25 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
06-27 Monterey, CA – Golden State Theatre
06-28 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
06-29 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
06-30 El Cajon, CA – The Magnolia
07-02 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
07-03 Taos, NM – Kit Carson Park
07-05 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
07-06 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
07-08 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
07-31 New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
08-01 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
08-02 Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
08-03 Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater
08-05 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
08-06 Wilmington, NC – Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College
08-07 Raleigh, NC – Meymandi Concert Hall
08-09 Washington, DC – The Anthem
08-10 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
08-11 Boston, MA – Roadrunner
08-13 New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
08-14 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
08-16 Montreal, Quebec – M Telus
08-17 Toronto, Ontario – The Danforth Music Hall
08-18 Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple
08-20 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre and Ballroom
08-22 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
08-23 Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
08-24 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
