album · January 25, 2011

Kiss Each Other Clean

Iron & Wine

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Iron & Wine's 2011 album, Kiss Each Other Clean, marked a significant departure from the hushed, bedroom-recorded folk of his earlier work, embracing a more expansive, rhythmically driven sound.

• The album was recorded at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles with producer Brian Deck and featured a large cast of supporting musicians.
• Kiss Each Other Clean debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 4 on the Billboard Alternative Albums chart.
• The release saw Iron & Wine experimenting with synthesizers and a more prominent drum presence, most notably on singles like "Walking Far From Home" and "Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Wedding Version)".

Iron & Wine is the moniker of Sam Beam, a singer-songwriter from South Carolina known for his hushed, intimate folk music. By 2011, he had begun to move beyond the lo-fi aesthetic of his early work, embracing a more polished, band-oriented sound.