Sam Beam's voice and style are so distinctive that his songs are immediately recognizable as Iron & Wine, even if you're not sure exactly which Iron & Wine song it is. The new album is Beast Epic, solidly in the Iron & Wine tradition. Lyrically (according to him), it's Beam's most personal album to date. Born in South Carolina, Beam currently resides in North Carolina with his wife and five daughters. Beast Epic was recorded in Chicago, with Beam writing all the songs and producing. Sub Pop is the record label Iron & Wine began on, and have now returned to. Sub Pop co-founder Jonathan Poneman says: "It's my favorite Iron & Wine album by a mile."
Here are the Top 30 releases played on Studio One Tracks for the week ending Sept. 3, 2017:
1 Arcade Fire- Everything Now
2 The War On Drugs- A Deeper Understanding
3 The Mynabirds- Be Here Now
4 Iron & Wine- Beast Epic
5 Coast Modern- Coast Modern
6 Passion Pit- Tremendous Sea Of Love
7 LCD Soundsystem- American Dream
8 This Is The Kit- Moonshine Freeze
9 Gregg Allman- Southern Blood
10 Filthy Friends- Invitation
11 Foster The People- Sacred Hearts Club
12 Oh Sees- Orc
13 Benjamin Gibbard- Bandwagonesque
14 Widowspeak- Expect The Best
15 Matt Pond PA- Still Summer
16 Manchester Orchestra- A Black Mile To The Surface
17 Twinsmith- Stay Cool
18 Broken Social Scene- Hug Of Thunder
19 Washed Out- Mister Mellow
20 Guided By Voices- How Do You Spell Heaven?
21 Haim- Something To Believe In
22 Bleachers- Gone Now
23 Avey Tare- Eucalyptus
24 The Districts- Popular Manipulations
25 Briana Marela- Call It Love
26 Dan Croll- Emerging Adulthood
27 Japanese Breakfast- Soft Sounds From Another Planet
28 A Giant Dog- Toy
29 RAC- EGO
30 Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real- Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real