Have You Heard?

Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog

Sam Beam's latest won't officially arrive on shelves until Sept. 25, but us pirates have been salivating over the release since late June. The Iron & Wine faithful will find comfort in the familiar narratives spun via Beam's sweet faux-Southern charm (the guy's from Miami!) The uninitiated will find Shepherd's Dog the most accessible Iron & Wine album to date, complete with dazzling production and occasionally reverbed vocals! Stay tuned for a full review. For now, gnaw on this bone:

Iron & Wine - Boy with a Coin (from upcoming release The Shepherd's Dog)