Audio: Iron & Wine – Lovers’ Revolution

Over the course of four studio albums Iron & Wine have gone from an intimate bedroom project to a full on folk-rock ensemble, replete with string and horn sections and back up singers. Last week it was announced that Sam Beam will release his fifth studio album Ghost On Ghost on April 5, via Nonesuch Records. The record will see Beam continue to build on the sounds from 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean, re-teaming with his longtime producer Brian Deck, and recording with a number of the same musicians who appeared on that album.

Beam has given fans an advanced taste of what’s to come, by releasing the album’s lead single, Lovers’ Revolution, which fuses Beam’s smoky vocals through a wash of big band and avant jazz. Take a listen…

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Iron & Wine – Lovers’ Revolution