While it’s true that the album would have been completed sooner had Sam’s hectic family life in Texas not got in the way, Kiss Each Other Clean benefits from the patience and attention to detail afforded by a long gestation period. When possible, recording sessions were taking place over the course of 2010 in Chicago with Brian Deck at the helm, as well as a number of familiar names who pop up to contribute musically.

Iron & Wine | Kiss Each Other Clean

Not one to rest on laurels, Kiss Each Other Clean continues from where previous album The Shepherd’s Dog left off. The trademark hushed vocals and plaintive acoustic guitar of Sam Beam remain, this time complimented by multi-layered productions and a greater rhythmical sophistication.

This progression is in part attributable to his new backing band, now expanded to an impressive seven members. Despite this swell in personnel, the songs retain the ornate elegance long associated with Iron & Wine, but are stretched in new directions. At once both funky and downhome, Kiss Each Other Clean hints at a variety of AM radio influences and a keen poetic sensibility. Ultimately though, it serves to underline the unique songwriting talent of Sam Beam and his continued development as an artist.

Visit Ironandwine.com to stream Kiss Each Other Clean in its entirety.

Tour Dates:

Iron & Wine embark on an extensive worldwide tour in support of Kiss Each Other Clean, beginning in LA on 25th Jan. A full list of dates are featured below:

25th Jan – Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles
26th Jan – Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles
29th Jan – Radio City Music Hall, New York
2nd Feb – Debaser Medis, Stockholm
3rd Feb – Rockefeller, Oslo
4th Feb – Tradgarn, Gothenburg
5th Feb – Voxhall, Aarhus
6th Feb – Vega, Copenhagen
7th Feb – Fabrik, Hamburg
8th Feb – Berghain, Berlin
9th Feb – Gloria Theatre, Koeln
10th Feb – WuK, Vienna
11th Feb – Freiheiz, Munich
12th Feb – Locomotiv Club, Bologna
13th Feb – El Lokal (Theatersaal), Zurich
14th Feb – Frankfurt Mousonturm, Frankfurt
15th Feb – Paradiso, Amsterdam
16th Feb – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
17th Feb – L’Alhambra, Paris
8th Mar – The Roundhouse, London
9th Mar – Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton
10th Mar – Town Hall, Middlesborough
11th Mar – HMV Picture House, Edinburgh
12th Mar – Royal Philharmonic, Liverpool
14th Mar – Olympia, Dublin
15th Mar – Manchester Academy 2
16th Mar – The Sage, Gateshead
17th Mar – Leeds Metropolitan Uni

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Iron and Wine LIVE

Tuesday, 08.02.2011 | 20:00 CET
Berghain | Am Wriezener Bahnhof | 10243 Berlin/Friedrichshain

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Rarely, a band name has been more suitable: Whenever and wherever you hear Efterklang’s music, suddenly a wide space opens up right in front of you, or, perhaps, you’d better say: around you. It’s all about friendship, childhood and happiness and the never ebbing source of this trias. Casper Clausens’s bright voice and the way he’s beating his harlekin-style-painted drums is, somehow, an invitation to tap this precious source by recalling the past, whenever you need it.

Modern Drift by Efterklang

Efterklang are: the five core members Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen, Thomas Husmer, Rune Mølgaard and Rasmus Stolberg. When performing live, the core five-piece band is complemented with the addition of violinist/singer Peter Broderick, trombonist/singer Niklas Antonson, pianist/singer Anna Brønsted and guitarist/singer Frederik Teige.

In addition to their new album “Magic Chairs”, which appeared in february on 4 AD, Efterklang and the label have made a great gift for their present and future fans: the 4 AD session video tears us immediately in this very special Efterklang universe: a circle of music playing friends, surrounding a center of warm light giving lamps / perhaps the 2010 version of what you call „Lagerfeuerromantik“ in German. Anyway, what comes to your mind when you attend this video, is:  Nothing can keep these people from the power of peace.

Klick at the picture for the session video

Before they joined the 4 AD label, they’ve released albums on the British/American record label The Leaf Label, but also have their own record label called Rumraket, which is Danish and means “space rocket”. So far the Rumraket roster includes Grizzly Bear, amiina, Cacoy, Erik Levander, Kama Aina, Slaraffenland, Taxi Taxi!, and Canon Blue.

Magic Chairs / 3rd album artwork by Hvass&Hannibal

Efterklang has a history of working with many guest musicians on their recordings. Filmmaker Karim Ghahwagi can also be found among their key contributors, having made several visuals for their live shows from 2003 to 2005 as well as the video for “Swarming.” Another key contributor is Nan Na Hvass, the mastermind behind the critically acclaimed artwork for One-Sided LP, Under Giant Trees, Parades, and the Mirador video (Oct. 2007).

Efterklang will be touring right now! Check the tour dates here.

Efterklang  LIVE
Saturday / 08.05.2010
Astra Kulturhaus / Revaler Str. 99 / 10245 Berlin

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