"Beast Epic" is the sixth full-length studio album by Iron & Wine, released August 25, 2017 on the Sub Pop label. Sam Beam brings Iron & Wine full circle on his sixth album, using the warm acoustic instrumentation of his early work and some of the most moving singing of his career. The album was recorded live by Tom Schick at The Loft in Chicago. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 19 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim". "Beast Epic" is the sixth full-length studio album by Iron & Wine, released August 25, 2017 on the Sub Pop label. Sam Beam brings Iron & Wine full circle on his sixth album, using the warm acoustic instrumentation of his early work and some of the most moving singing of his career. The album was recorded live by Tom Schick at The Loft in Chicago. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 19 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim". false 2022-11-16 14:00:59 10 2017 2017-08-25 2017-08-25 36 Folk Rock Indie Folk Indie Rock Rock 114152 2284430 a12f421e-d90f-4b5e-953e-e6d958a4fcc0 c3f28da8-662d-4f09-bdc7-3084bf685930 e781bbfc-6502-4c6e-912c-109c5355a2b2 /media/data/media4/Music/Iron & Wine/Beast Epic (2017)/folder.jpg Iron & Wine AlbumArtist Iron & Wine Artist Iron & Wine Iron & Wine 1 02:28 2 03:24 3 03:02 4 03:21 5 03:33 6 03:51 7 03:11 8 02:55 9 03:59 10 02:52 11 03:11 Samuel Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). He occasionally tours with a full band. The name Iron & Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named "Beef, Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store while shooting a film. Sub Pop Records