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In his latest collaboration Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) shares songwriting duties for the first time as he teams up with Jesca Hoop for an album inspired by classic duets. In a new video they tell the story behind the album.

Glen Hansard’s second solo album finds him in reflective mood, the songs veined with themes of grace under pressure and of support and comfort for the lost.

Following the release of Iron & Wine’s Archive Series Volume No. 1, Volume No. 2 is now upon us featuring two covers including Neil Young’s Albuquerque. Listen to it here and read our recent interview with Sam Beam.

If you can get on board with the diversity on offer (and why on earth wouldn’t you?), Sing Into My Mouth is a gloriously relaxed set of Summer songs from two musicians whose passion for their art shines through every groove. Get it on.

With their new album ‘Sing into My Mouth’ due out this week on 17th July, we talk to Sam Beam (Iron and Wine) and Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses about their new covers album. They turn thousands of miles into the back-porch of a local bar for Folk Radio; three cold beers and all the time in the world to shoot the breeze.

The Iron and Wine Archive Series Volume No. 1 offers previously unreleased stripped back bare bones recordings. These early-day songs make them a must for any fan of Sam Beam.

Iron and Wine delves into his early catalogue to release the first in a series of previously unreleased home recordings through his own label. Listen to Everyone’s Summer Of ’95, our Song of the Day.

Our Song of the Day is from Rhiannon Giddens and Iron & Wine performing “Forever Young.” The song is by Bob Dylan and first appeared on his 1974 Planet Waves.

On the back of a beautiful performance at End of the Road festival in Wiltshire, Iron and Wine, the moniker of Sam Beam returned to London’s Union Chapel to a silent, near motionless crowd hypnotised by his Southern, sombre folk songs.