The clouds part and a heavenly chorus of winged Brian Wilsons float into your ears.
The fuzzed out sweet intensity of opening track "Walking Far From Home" on WTMD's CD of the Week,
Kiss Each Other Clean from
Iron and Wine sets the tone for Sam Beam's expanded obsession with sonic experimentation that made his last album
The Shepherd's Dog such a treat.
The second track, "Me & Lazarus" rolls along with a funky bass groove and a Kind of Blue-like sax, taking Beam's minimalist folk out for a late night crawl.
The other tracks combine out-of-tune whistles, female doo-woops, xylophones, electric pianos, and Beam's warm, multi-tracked voices for a warm, earthy 70's FM radio feel, a long way from Beam's hushed, acoustic confessionals from those early Iron and Wine records.
Enjoy tracks from
Kiss Each Other Clean all week on WTMD and catch Iron and Wine at
Rams Head Live April 20th.
