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Iron and Wine shares 'All in Good Time' featuring Fiona Apple, new album 'Light Verse' + tour dates
06 March 2024
Following first single “You Never Know”, today Iron & Wine shares “All in Good Time” from his upcoming seventh full-length album Light Verse due out 26th April via Sub Pop. “All in Good Time” is a glorious new song in which Fiona Apple lends her voice, written by Sam Beam in the vein of classic call-and-response style duets made famous by Dolly and Kenny and George and Tammy.
Sam Beam says of Fiona’s contribution to the song: “Her voice is a miracle that sounds like both a sacrifice and a weapon at the same time.”
Additionally, Iron & Wine is extending his 2024 tour plans to include a UK and EU run this Autumn, which begins October 22nd in Belfast and ends November 15th in Antwerp. Dates and info below:
UK/EU Fall 2024
Tues Oct. 22 - Belfast, UK - Mandela Hall
Weds Oct. 23 - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street
Fri Oct. 25 - Edinburgh, UK - Queens Hall
Sat Oct. 26 - Manchester, UK - New Century Hall
Sun Oct. 27 - Bristol, UK - SWX
Tues Oct. 29 - Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Town Hall
Weds Oct. 30 - London, UK - London Palladium
Thurs Oct. 31 - Cambridge, UK - Junction
Mon Nov. 04 - Copenhagen, DK - DR Koncerthuset
Tues Nov. 05 - Stockholm, SE - Göta Lejon
Weds Nov. 06 - Oslo, NO - Rockefeller
Thurs Nov. 07 - Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik
Sat Nov. 09 - Hamburg, DE - Fabrik
Mon Nov. 11 Berlin, DE - Huxleys
Tues Nov. 12 - Cologne, DE - Bürgerhaus stollwerck
Thurs Nov 14 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Fri Nov. 15 - De Roma, Antwerp, Belgium
Light Verse is a ten-track collection produced by Beam and mixed and engineered by Dave Way at Waystation and Silent Zoo Studios in Los Angeles. Light Verse is the first full-length Iron & Wine release in over seven years and follows his two Grammy-nominated releases, 2017's Beast Epic and 2018's Weed Garden EP.
With Light Verse, Beam’s lyrics once again draw on a series of fictional and personal insights, filled with desperate characters and wide-eyed optimists, offering promise and a dose of heartache, tears and laughter, life and love. It’s also Iron & Wine’s most playful record, with its title reflecting how the songs were born with joy after the heaviness and anxiety of the pandemic. Where Beast Epic and Weed Garden gave air to the disquiet of middle-aged frailty and brokenness, Light Verse’s songs trade that for the focus acceptance can bring. Moment by moment, they delight in being pointed or silly (or both) and attempt beauty over prettiness.
Light Verse musically was shaped by a cast of deep players who brought their own stamp of authenticity to Beam’s vision. Joining were Tyler Chester (keyboards), Sebastian Steinberg (bass), David Garza (guitar), Griffin Goldsmith, Beth Goodfellow, Kyle Crane (all drums/percussion) and Paul Cartwright (strings). A 24-piece orchestra makes an appearance over four tracks. Fashioned as an album that should be taken as a whole, Light Verse sounds lovingly handmade and self-assured as a secret handshake. Track by track, its equal parts elegy, kaleidoscope, truth and dare.
Light Verse is available to preorder on CD/LP worldwide from Sub Pop. LP preorders from Iron & Wine’s official website, megamart.subpop.com, and select independent stores in North America will receive the Loser edition on Clear with Blue Polka Dot vinyl. In the UK and Europe, LP preorders through Sub Pop’s new, Mega Mart 2, and UK/EU Independent retailers will receive the Loser edition on Yellow Transparent vinyl.
Light Verse album tracklist:
1. You Never Know
2. Anyone’s Game
3. All in Good Time (Feat. Fiona Apple)
4. Cutting It Close
5. Taken by Surprise
6. Yellow Jacket
7. Sweet Talk
8. Tears that Don’t Matter
9. Bag of Cats
10. Angels Go Home
Sam Beam says of Fiona’s contribution to the song: “Her voice is a miracle that sounds like both a sacrifice and a weapon at the same time.”
UK/EU Fall 2024
Tues Oct. 22 - Belfast, UK - Mandela Hall
Weds Oct. 23 - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street
Fri Oct. 25 - Edinburgh, UK - Queens Hall
Sat Oct. 26 - Manchester, UK - New Century Hall
Sun Oct. 27 - Bristol, UK - SWX
Tues Oct. 29 - Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Town Hall
Weds Oct. 30 - London, UK - London Palladium
Thurs Oct. 31 - Cambridge, UK - Junction
Mon Nov. 04 - Copenhagen, DK - DR Koncerthuset
Tues Nov. 05 - Stockholm, SE - Göta Lejon
Weds Nov. 06 - Oslo, NO - Rockefeller
Thurs Nov. 07 - Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik
Sat Nov. 09 - Hamburg, DE - Fabrik
Mon Nov. 11 Berlin, DE - Huxleys
Tues Nov. 12 - Cologne, DE - Bürgerhaus stollwerck
Thurs Nov 14 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
Fri Nov. 15 - De Roma, Antwerp, Belgium
Light Verse is a ten-track collection produced by Beam and mixed and engineered by Dave Way at Waystation and Silent Zoo Studios in Los Angeles. Light Verse is the first full-length Iron & Wine release in over seven years and follows his two Grammy-nominated releases, 2017's Beast Epic and 2018's Weed Garden EP.
With Light Verse, Beam’s lyrics once again draw on a series of fictional and personal insights, filled with desperate characters and wide-eyed optimists, offering promise and a dose of heartache, tears and laughter, life and love. It’s also Iron & Wine’s most playful record, with its title reflecting how the songs were born with joy after the heaviness and anxiety of the pandemic. Where Beast Epic and Weed Garden gave air to the disquiet of middle-aged frailty and brokenness, Light Verse’s songs trade that for the focus acceptance can bring. Moment by moment, they delight in being pointed or silly (or both) and attempt beauty over prettiness.
Light Verse musically was shaped by a cast of deep players who brought their own stamp of authenticity to Beam’s vision. Joining were Tyler Chester (keyboards), Sebastian Steinberg (bass), David Garza (guitar), Griffin Goldsmith, Beth Goodfellow, Kyle Crane (all drums/percussion) and Paul Cartwright (strings). A 24-piece orchestra makes an appearance over four tracks. Fashioned as an album that should be taken as a whole, Light Verse sounds lovingly handmade and self-assured as a secret handshake. Track by track, its equal parts elegy, kaleidoscope, truth and dare.
Light Verse is available to preorder on CD/LP worldwide from Sub Pop. LP preorders from Iron & Wine’s official website, megamart.subpop.com, and select independent stores in North America will receive the Loser edition on Clear with Blue Polka Dot vinyl. In the UK and Europe, LP preorders through Sub Pop’s new, Mega Mart 2, and UK/EU Independent retailers will receive the Loser edition on Yellow Transparent vinyl.
Light Verse album tracklist:
1. You Never Know
2. Anyone’s Game
3. All in Good Time (Feat. Fiona Apple)
4. Cutting It Close
5. Taken by Surprise
6. Yellow Jacket
7. Sweet Talk
8. Tears that Don’t Matter
9. Bag of Cats
