Around the Well

Around the Well is a compilation of out-of-print and previously unreleased tracks by the folk rock artist Iron & Wine, released on May 19, 2009.[9] Iron & Wine toured in May 2009 in support of this release.[10]

Around the Well
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
GenreFolk rock
Length92:11
LabelSub Pop
ProducerIron & Wine
Iron & Wine chronology
The Shepherd's Dog
(2007)
Around the Well
(2009)
Kiss Each Other Clean
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The A.V. ClubB−[2]
BBC Musicfavorable[3]
NME(8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media(7.3/10)[5]
Rock Sound[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Sam Beam, except where noted.

Disc 1

  1. "Dearest Forsaken" - 3:49
  2. "Morning" - 2:41
  3. "Loud as Hope" - 2:56
  4. "Peng! 33" - 3:28 (Stereolab)
  5. "Sacred Vision" - 3:19
  6. "Friends They Are Jewels" - 4:14
  7. "Hickory" - 4:35
  8. "Waitin' for a Superman" - 4:34 (Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd)
  9. "Swans and the Swimming" - 3:24
  10. "Call Your Boys" - 3:47
  11. "Such Great Heights" - 4:11 (Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello)

Disc 2

  1. "Communion Cups & Someone's Coat" - 2:02
  2. "Belated Promise Ring" - 3:45
  3. "God Made the Automobile" - 3:54
  4. "Homeward, These Shoes" - 1:34
  5. "Love Vigilantes" - 3:26 (Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert)
  6. "Sinning Hands" - 5:31
  7. "No Moon" - 4:15
  8. "Serpent Charmer" - 2:39
  9. "Carried Home" - 6:31
  10. "Kingdom of the Animals" - 5:05
  11. "Arms of a Thief" - 3:41
  12. "The Trapeze Swinger" - 9:31

The iTunes Store and Apple Music versions of the album also include a bonus track, Love Vigilantes (Alternate version).

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. The A.V. Club review
  3. BBC Music review
  4. NME review
  5. Pitchfork Media review
  6. Kennedy, Adam F. (June 2009). "Iron and Wine – Around the Well." Rock Sound (123): 85.
  7. Rolling Stone review
  8. "Spin review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  9. "Iron & Wine Rounds Up Rare Tracks, Plots Tour". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  10. "Iron and Wine Gathers Around The Well, Plans Intimate May Tour". prefixmag.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.


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