Listen: Iron & Wine Presents Forthcoming Album ‘Light Verse’ with “You Never Know”

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Sam Beam has announced the arrival of a new Iron & Wine album, titled Light Verse. This long-awaited offering is set to release on April 26 via Sub Pop, seven years after Beam’s last solo album Beast Epic and five following Years to Burn, his 2019 collaborative with Calexico. To accompany this announcement, Beam has dropped the rapturous lead single “You Never Know,” as well as the dates for a massive North American tour this summer.

“You Never Know” builds from a whisper on the wind to a roaring, heart-wrenching climax and back again with the support of an ensemble comprised of guitarist David Garza, keyboardist Tyler Chester, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, percussionists Beth Goodfellow, Griffin Goldsmith and Kyle Crane and strings from Paul Cartwright. Elsewhere, Beam calls on a 27-piece orchestra for five tracks and taps the legendary Fiona Apple for a vocal duet on “All In Good Time.” Light Verse was produced by Beam and mixed and engineered by Dave Way.

Iron & Wine’s album release tour begins on June 14 in Milwaukee and features 37 stops throughout the US and Canada before its conclusion at the Grand Ole Opry’s storied Ryman Auditorium on Aug. 24. Notable bookings include engagements at Chicago’s The Salt Shed, Houston’s White Oak Music Hall, Boston’ Road Runner and two nights at The Bellweather in Los Angeles. Read on for a complete list of Beam’s planned performances.

Light Verse is available to pre-order now. For concert tickets and more information, visit ironandwine.com

Iron and Wine North American Tour Dates

June 14 – The Pabst Theater – Milwaukee

June 15 – St Paul, MN – Palace Theatre – St Paul, Minn.

June 17 – Mission Ballroom – Denver

June 18 – The Union – Salt Lake City

June 20 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle

June 21 – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Ore.

June 22 – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Ore.

June 23 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, British Columbia

June 25 – Fox Theater – Oakland, Calif.

June 27 – Golden State Theatre – Monterey, Calif.

June 28 – The Bellweather – Los Angeles

June 29 – The Bellweather – Los Angeles

June 30 – The Magnolia – El Cajon, Calif.

July 02 – The Van Buren – Phoenix

July 03 – Kit Carson Park – Taos, N.M. (support for Avett Brothers)

July 05 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, Okla. 

July 06 – The Pageant – St. Louis

July 08 – The Salt Shed – Chicago

July 31 – Orpheum Theater – New Orleans

Aug. 01 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston

Aug. 02 – ACL Live at the Moody Theater – Austin, Texas

Aug. 03 – Majestic Theatre – Dallas

Aug. 05 – The Eastern – Atlanta

Aug. 06 – Wilson Center at CFCC – Wilmington, N.C.

Aug. 07 – Meymandi Concert Hall – Raleigh, N.C.

Aug. 09 – The Anthem – Washington

Aug. 10 – The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia

Aug. 11 – Roadrunner – Boston

Aug. 13 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, Conn.

Aug. 14 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, N.Y.

Aug. 16 – MTELUS – Montreal, Quebec

Aug. 17 – The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, Ontario

Aug. 18 – Masonic Cathedral Theatre – Detroit

Aug. 20 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland

Aug. 22 – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre – Indianapolis

Aug. 23 – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall – Louisville, Ky.

Aug. 24 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tenn.