New Music For Monday - Iron & Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean

Samuel Beam is better known by his stage and recording name Iron & Wine.  Since 2002 Beam has released three independent albums, his first being “The Creek Drank the Cradle” which he wrote, performed, recorded and produced in his home studio.   His second album, “Our Endless Numbered Days” was recorded in a professional studio and the first time he included additional musicians.  The third full-length Iron & Wine album, entitled “The Shepherd's Dog,” was released September 25, 2007 and was voted one of the ten best of 2007 by Paste magazine. 

In addition to the three albums he has released numerous EP’s as well as music for television such as Grey's Anatomy, The L Word and House, M.D.. "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" was used in the film Twilight and included on the soundtrack.

Iron & Wine's next album, “Kiss Each Other Clean,” will be released on January 25. 2011 on Warner Bros. Records and marks his debut on a major label.

The album is available to listen to now on Spinner by clicking here or you can copy and paste the following into your web browser: http://www.spinner.com/new-releases#/1

Coming Soon from REM - Collapse Into Now

R.E.M. have announced that Warner Bros. Records will release their upcoming new album, "Collapse Into Now," on March 8th, 2011.

Last week a free download of “Discoverer” was made available to fans that signed up for R.E.M.’s email list via www.remhq.com. Those who preorder "Collapse Into Now" on iTunes the week of December 20 will receive an instant download of “It Happened Today.”

From a press release:

For Collapse Into Now, R.E.M., which is singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, and bassist Mike Mills, re-teamed with Grammy Award-winning producer Jacknife Lee, who produced the band’s acclaimed previous album Accelerate. Lee is also noted for his work on albums by U2, Snow Patrol, The Hives, and indie stalwarts Kasabian, Editors, Aqualung, and Bloc Party. R.E.M. and Lee recorded the album in New Orleans at the Music Shed and in Berlin at the famed Hansa Studios, where several legendary albums, including David Bowie’s Heroes, U2’s Achtung Baby, and Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life, were made. Additional recording and mixing was done at the venerable Blackbird Studio in Nashville.

The band has also revealed that Collapse Into Now features some very special guests: Patti Smith, guitarist Lenny Kaye, Peaches, Eddie Vedder, and The Hidden Cameras frontman Joel Gibb.

The track-listing for "Collapse Into Now" is as follows:

Discoverer

All The Best

Überlin

Oh My Heart

It Happened Today

Every Day Is Yours To Win

Mine Smell Like Honey

Walk It Back

Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter

That Someone Is You

Me, Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando and I

Blue