Iron And Wine: The Shepherd’s Dog Review
Let me a little honest here. The only true song I listened to by Iron and Wine (aka Sam Beam) was their cover of Such Great Heights by The Postal Service.
Otherwise I just never actively sought out his stuff. Why? No idea but it’s like that for a lot of bands. The Shepherd’s Dog received some great reviews after being released last month. I decided to check it out, it’s not so much hype and more like critical praise.
So for the last month, I really couldn’t get myself to listen to “The Shepherd’s Dog”. Why? Stylistically the soft acoustic and the mellow singing just doesn’t suit my style. Personally I love an artist can sing at the top of his lungs or can add some really good instrumentals. This is always a taste thing as you don’t really see hardcore punk fans digging something acoustic like Jack Johnson.
I can’t really fault this album due to my tastes so I have to as subjective as possible. One thing I did like were the intros to each song. It felt easy to listen to this album even if it couldn’t hold onto me for long.
There really isn’t anything to hate here. Easily listenable (I’m coining this word!), good lyrics and all around very solid. I probably won’t listen to this album much as it just doesn’t fit stylistically but this one is a very solid album. I give it a 4 out of 5.
Here are the two songs that I really liked:
Boy With A Coin by Iron & Wine
Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron and Wine
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