Iron & Wine to tour with Califone!

Being huge fans of both bands, I am quite excited to see an Atlanta date for this tour...seeing how I still haven't caught Sam Beam's new material live yet. Califone is always a pleasure to see live, so this should be one awesome double bill.

IRON & WINE w/ CALIFONE:
04-09 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
04-10 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon
04-11 Orlando, FL - The Plaza Theatre
04-12 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live
04-13 Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live
04-14 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
04-15 Chapel Hill, NC - Memorial Hall
04-16 Richmond, VA - The National
04-18 Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater
04-19 Grand Rapids, MI - Calvin College Fine Arts Center
04-20 Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall

VIDEO: Iron & Wine "Boy With a Coin"

NEW Iron & Wine song - "Boy With a Coin" STREAM

Sorry about the loss of the MP3 of this song, but if Sub Pop says take it down then it gets taken down. Anyway, here's a stream of it. If the album is anywhere near as good as this song would indicate, then we're in for doozy.

NEW Iron & Wine song - "Boy With a Coin"

I was perusing my favorite blogs today and came across a spectacular find over at MOKB. A new Iron & Wine tune!! Except this didn't sound at all like the Iron & Wine I was used to hearing. This was richer, no more stripped-down roots acoustic-ness. This is an all-new Iron & Wine!! More instruments & a completely different sound...and it's AWESOME. I'm going to say that again for emphasis. It's AWESOME. I can't stop listening to it. It's what we want from every good musician/band: a truly progressive sound. And it's AWESOME. Thank you, Sam Beam. Thank you. The new album "The Shepherd's Dog" is out Sept. 25 on Sub Pop. "Boy With a Coin" will come out as a single on July 10, along with two non-album b-sides "Carried Home" and "Kingdom of the Animals". Man, September can't come fast enough.

[MP3] Iron & Wine - Boy With a Coin from "The Shepherd's Dog" (link removed by request)