The Creek Drank the Cradle by Iron & Wine

Pros: Everything from the songs to the singing and from the music to the production.
Cons: ...

One day, not too long ago actually, I got an e-mail from a fellow I’d never spoken to much less met. He had a big ol’ list of music suggestions for me and atop that list sat an album from a man known as Iron and Wine. So after a tiny bit of investigatio ...

Pros: What an album!
Cons: The low-quality production may turn some off but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Of all the new singer songwriter's that have emerged in the past several years Sam Beam, aka Iron and Wine, is my favorite. His songs are poignant and touching, soft and frail, . He sings with a voice that sounds unlike anyone else I have ever heard. ...

Pros: Songwriting and presentation of material, the nostalgic feel.
Cons: None

There are only a few artists capable of giving me that sense of timeless deja vu, the kind where a completely new album can strike you as so ensconced in the fabric of your memory that it seems as if it's been with you forever. And I don't mean that ...