| | Iron & Wine Creek Drank The Cradle CD Iron & Wine Discography of CDs
 (3 Customer Reviews)
One of the most lauded albums of 2002, THE CREEK DRANK THE CRADLE has the ability to stun with its spare beauty. Under the alias of Iron & Wine, Floridian singer/songwriter Sam Beam unveils a rustic 11-song debut here that brings to mind a Southern Gothic Nick Drake. Recorded solely by Beam at home, the disc features minimal instrumentation (primarily acoustic guitar) and a lo-fi sound that's used to striking effect. This bare-bones setting spotlights Beam's high, clear, often-whispered vocals and his evocative lyrics, which conjure up thieving birds, daunting mountains, and melancholy church-goers.
"Lion's Mane" immediately draws listeners close with its intricate, finger-picked guitar and quiet singing, as if Beam were sharing a secret. "Promising Light" seems to move in entrancingly slow motion as it ponders the nature of love, while "The Rooster Moans" saunters into gritty, foreboding bluegrass territory. The record's rural atmosphere is remarkably consistent; Beam's is an achingly sincere voice with plenty of dark, backwoods stories to tell. Although the Iron & Wine sound would be expanded on subsequent releases, the template of Beam's aesthetic is fully in place here, making it an undeniably important album.
Debut album featuring Samuel Beam, they have been on the road with Ugly Casanova (Modest Mouse) and are described as intimate American Gothic style portraits & landscapes. Sub Pop. 2002.
Photographer: Samuel Beam.
Iron & Wine: Samuel Beam.
Recording information: At Home, Miami, FL.
Uncut (11/02, p.121) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Simple elegance...the songs occasionally achieve the quietly revelatory feel of John Lennon's early solo work."
The Wire (9/02, p.54) - "...The performance here is naked and relaxed....What makes the album so captivating is its unique blend of elements..."
CMJ (9/23/02) - "...Although, THE CREEK is intrinsically quiet throughout, it is also sure to hush a noisy room with its heartfelt melodies and jaw-dropping intensity..."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/03, p.92) - "...Beam's evocation of elemental themes and dramas is too profound and affecting to deny..." Creek Drank The Cradle Music | List Price | $13.98 (You save $2.33) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Lo Fi CDs, Rock | | Label | Sub Pop | | Orig Year | 2002 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3090  | | CD Universe Part number | 5025405 | | Catalog number | 600 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 24, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Samuel Beam; Samuel Beam | | Engineer | Samuel Beam; Samuel Beam | | Personnel | Samuel Beam
|
Iron & Wine Creek Drank The Cradle Songs Creek Drank The Cradle Music Creek Drank The Cradle Music Review Purchase Creek Drank The Cradle CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Iron & Wine Sea And The Rhythm CD (2003)
Creek Drank The Cradle album
 $8.25  
Iron & Wine was one of the surprises of 2002. The Creek Drank the Cradle was a lo-fi melancholic gem of a record that drew apt comparisons to classic bedroom pop artists like Lou Barlow and Sebadoh, the Mountain Goats, and Nick Drake. Sam Beam, the man behind Iron & Wine, possesses a honey-soft voice that caresses his literate lyrics so very gently and a dense guitar style that fills up space without ever playing a wrong note. So often voice-and-guitar records can begin to sound monotonous, and Iron & Wine never even approaches that shortcoming. The Sea & the Rhythm is a five-track EP made up of songs recorded at the same time as Creek. Low-key, melancholy, ...
| | Shins Chutes Too Narrow CD (2003)
Creek Drank The Cradle CD music
$12.29  
Recorded in James Mercer's Basement, Portland, Oregon and Avasti Studio, Seattle, Washington.
When the Shins bowled over music fans and critics alike in 2001 seemingly out of nowhere (but actually out of Albuquerque and years of playing together) with OH, INVERTED WORLD, their stunningly beautiful debut, the comparisons came pouring in. Scribes likened their insistent, melodic sound and James Mercer's hyper-literate, oblique but mellifluous lyrics to many mostly anachronistic, all deeply revered sources, including everything from the Beach Boys to Love.
The follow-up, CHUTES TOO NARROW, meets and often manages to exceed the tremendous, burgeoning buzz surrounding it. Mercer and co. retain all the elements that made their debut delectable, as the melodies flow hither and thither, a subtle rapture confident in its ability to entrance. Delicately crafted yet explosively ...
| | Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days CD (2004)
Creek Drank The Cradle music CDs
$11.99
Initial pressings of OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS comes with a 4-song bonus CD.
While Sam Beam's self-recorded first outing as Iron & Wine, THE CREEK DRANK THE CRADLE, features a hushed bedroom atmosphere, his second full-length album, OUR ENDLESS NUMBERED DAYS, invites listeners into a slightly larger living room. Here there's enough space for an outside producer (Brian Deck) and additional musicians (including ...
| | Arcade Fire Funeral CD (2004)
Creek Drank The Cradle songs
$11.89 
This Montreal ensemble's fiery debut is marked by surging guitars, soulful strings, driving drums, brilliant bass lines, and the quavering vocals of married couple Win Butler and Regine Chassagne. The group's song structures careen through a vast territory of musical and personal history, with lyrics warm with memories of childhood neighborhoods and deceased loved ones, resulting in an alternating current of joy and sadness.
Favorably compared to the Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, and Broken Social Scene, the Arcade Fire's sound seems to come from a lifetime of listening to the Cure, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, and many others--even ...
| | Iron & Wine Woman King CD (2005) Extended Play
Creek Drank The Cradle album
$8.09
In his first few years of doing business as Iron & Wine, Floridian singer/songwriter Sam Beam seemed incapable of putting a foot wrong. His ...
| | Cher Greatest Hits CD (1974)
Creek Drank The Cradle CD music
$7.29
| | Essence Purity CD (1999) (Import) United Kingdom
Creek Drank The Cradle music CDs
$15.39 
| | Freedom Archives Chile: Promise Of Freedom CD (2003)
Creek Drank The Cradle songs
$14.75
| | Merle Haggard 40 Great Hits CD (2003)
Creek Drank The Cradle album
$9.49
Live Recording
| | Richard Thompson Henry The Human Fly CD (1972) Reissue
Creek Drank The Cradle CD music
$15.39
| | Star Academie:Meilleurs Moments Gala CD (2008) (Import) Import
$20.99 | | Ane Brun Live In Scandinavia CD (2007) (Import) Import; Digipak
Creek Drank The Cradle music CDs
$20.99
|
|
|
buttons below to play song samples
Adobe Flash
Email a Friend
