I first heard of Iron and Wine through a young Devendra Banhart as he tried to bring his brand of freakfolk to the masses. Banhart’s compilation of contemporary folk music The Golden Apples of the Sun, introduced Iron and Wine in amongst the young acts at the time, including such luminaries as Antony & the Johnsons, Joannna Newsom and Coco Rosie just to mention a few.
Whilst these acts have evolved in leaps and bounds beyond their early DIY aesthetics and freakish charms, their sound has evolved naturally, bringing new ideas and concepts not possible in bedroom recordings to now...11/03/2011 | Iron & Wine – HMV Picturehouse, Edin...
I first heard of Iron and Wine through a young Devendra Banhart as he tried to bring his brand of freakfolk to the masses. Banhart’s compilation of contemporary folk music The Golden Apples of the Sun, introduced Iron and Wine in amongst the young acts at the time, including such luminaries as Antony & the Johnsons, Joannna Newsom and Coco Rosie just to mention a few.
Whilst these acts have evolved in leaps and bounds beyond their early DIY aesthetics and freakish charms, their sound has evolved naturally, bringing new ideas and concepts not possible in bedroom recordings to now...