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10.0
98668
10.0 |
A.V. Club
Beast Epic perfectly distills a career into a nearly perfect collection
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8.1
98719
8.1 |
Paste Magazine
A confident album from an artist who isn’t afraid to merge the past and present
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8.0
98670
8.0 |
All Music
It may not be a step forward, but it is a strong step in a very pleasing direction, especially for fans of a more unfiltered Iron & Wine
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8.0
98552
8.0 |
The Guardian
These songs may be modest – none break the four-minute mark – and undemanding, but their sure-footed craft creates profound, 12-tog comfort
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
A kind of father-to-son conversation between songwriter and song. Print edition only
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8.0
98559
8.0 |
Mojo
Less cloudy than his earlier records, Beast Epic feels more rooted in its sun-warmed ground. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Quietus
Beam has delivered a suite of songs that is equal to anything he's done before
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8.0
98802
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
A sophisticated listen full of vivid imagery
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7.5
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7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
While it’s no instant classic, Beast Epic serves as a valuable way point in Iron & Wine’s still-evolving legacy
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7.5
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7.5 |
Pitchfork
Sam Beam brings Iron & Wine full circle on his sixth album, using the warm acoustic instrumentation of his early work and some of the most moving singing of his career
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
His best album since 2007’s The Shepherd’s Dog, and potentially his finest vocal performance to date
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Beam's most dynamic and convincing record in years
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7.0
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7.0 |
Earbuddy
Not really a "beast" and not really "epic", but it is classic Iron & Wine
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7.0
98690
7.0 |
American Songwriter
A return trip to his roots, offering a gentle reminder of his early records’ simple beauty while allowing himself the freedom to build
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7.0
98706
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Beast Epic is a beauty. One would be hard-pressed to name something Beam did that wasn't
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
His most pleasing work since 2007’s ‘The Shepherd’s Dog’
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7.0
99020
7.0 |
musicOMH
It may be unlikely to win Beam huge number of new followers, but long term fans will find much to enjoy within its self-contained, unobtrusive sounds
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6.5
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6.5 |
Prefix
Mostly this is a rewarding new record from Sam Beam, and the best spotlight for his singing Iron & Wine has released
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6.0
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6.0 |
Slant Magazine
Drifts by like a pleasant but fleeting summer breeze
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
This is music as a kind of comfort food, rescuing the lost from self-destruction, inducing a form of spiritual longing, just the right side of saccharine
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
The latest in a line of albums whose beguiling melodies, guitar picking and murmurous vocals conceal lyrics whose mysteries take months to unpick
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6.0
98646
6.0 |
Exclaim
It's noble to see Iron & Wine trying to take his songs into a different direction, but it's a shame that he lacks the confidence to allow these great songs to show off their personality without the help of inane studio glossiness
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
Neither beastly nor epic, but just about enough to sate fans
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4.0
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4.0 |
Evening Standard
No doubt time spent pondering the lyrics would reveal well-worn truths about love and authenticity and night skies. But there’s little to entice one to spend that time
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