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Digging the Cradle

Sam Beam Expands His Horizons

“No one is the savior they would like to be,” Sam Beam laments on “Lovesong of the Buzzard” from his new, much-lauded album, The Shepherd’s Dog.  A certain spiritual longing exists deep within the songs Beam—who records under the name Iron & Wine—so carefully crafts out of vivid imagery, striking lyricism, and thoughtful arrangements. Throughout […]

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