GHOST ON GHOST

Description

Two years after the international success of the sublime 'Kiss Each Other Clean' and its remarkable entry at number 2 on the Billboard US chart, Iron & Wine returns with 'Ghost On Ghost', a masterpiece of modern folk-pop, establishing himself as one of the greatest melodic artisans of his era! Until then, rather a proponent of stripped-down, ethereal folk music, Sam Beam, aka Iron & Wine, surprised his small world in 2011 with "Kiss Each Other Clean," his first album for the 4AD label. We discovered a new facet of his incredible talent with ten tracks featuring complex and exhilarating arrangements. Sam enriched his compositions with Afro-beat rhythms on some tracks and enlisted brass and choirs to create a marvelous vintage that earned him comparisons to Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks" and Cat Stevens. For "Ghost On Ghost," his fifth opus, Sam continues his sonic exploration, accompanied by a group of accomplished musicians including Tony Garnier, Bob Dylan's regular bassist. The twelve tracks that compose it are all wonderful masterpieces of incredible class, soaring with Sam's inimitable voice. We are charmed from the opening of 'Caught In The Briars,' with its catchy and engaging riff. Sam seems to flourish as an artist and enjoy this new eclecticism. This pleasure is communicative, and examples of this sonic richness include 'Joy' and its dreamy melody, the groove and bass of 'Singers And The Endless Song,' and the choirs of 'The Desert Babler.' Iron & Wine thus succeeds with an album even better than its glorious predecessor 'Kiss Each Other Clean,' which will please his fans and win over many more!