On 26th April, Iron & Wine returns with his seventh full-length album, Light Verse, from Sub Pop. The ten-track collection was produced by the band’s singer-songwriter Sam 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. To accompany the announcement, Iron & Wine has shared a lyric video for lead single “You Never Know”:
The album is described as his most playful, 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 Tracklisting
Side A:
1. You Never Know
2. Anyone’s Game
3. All in Good Time
4. Cutting It Close
5. Taken By Surprise
Side B:
6. Yellow Jacket
7. Sweet Talk
8. Tears that Don’t Matter
9. Bag of Cats
10. Angels Go Home
Iron & Wine is also announcing a North American headlining tour supporting Light Verse, which spans Friday, June 14th in Milwaukee, WI at The Pabst Theatre, and currently runs through Saturday, August 24th in Nashville, TN at The Ryman. UK and European shows will be announced soon.
Iron & Wine North American Tour
Tue. Jul. 02 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Wed. Jul. 03 – Taos, NM – Kit Carson Park * (support for Avett Brothers)
Fri. Jul. 05 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Sat. Jul. 06 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant
Mon. Jul. 08 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
Wed. Jul. 31 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
Thu. Aug. 01 – Houston, TX- White Oak Music Hall
Fri. Aug. 02 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Sat. Aug. 03 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
Mon. Aug. 05 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
Tue. Aug. 06 – Wilmington, NC – Wilson Center at CFCC
Wed. Aug. 07 – Raleigh, NC – Meymandi Concert Hall
Fri. Aug. 09 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Sat. Aug. 10 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
Sun. Aug. 11 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Tue. Aug. 13 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
Wed. Aug. 14 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Fri. Aug. 16 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
Sat. Aug. 17 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
Sun. Aug. 18 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theatre
Tue. Aug. 20 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
Thu. Aug. 22 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Fri. Aug. 23 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
Sat. Aug. 24 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
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.