Iron & Wine Announce B-sides Collection, Tour

That spaniel looking dude up there, in case you've forgotten, is Sam Beam, or as you better know him Iron & Wine. He hasn't released a new record in a while, it's true, but he has been working pretty hard on the road, and now he's got a big box of goodies he found cleaning out his closet for you.

It's called Around the Well and it's a B-Sides collection: you know the drill, "rare, unreleased demos, b-sides, and alternate versions" that you've not heard until now, and it's coming out via Sub Pop on May 19th in Digital, 2-CD and 3-LP form. This is cool news, but what's cooler is that there will be a spring tour in very select cities to promote this release which will feature a unique setlist each night, as chosen by you, America! You can choose the songs by visiting Iron & Wine's website between March 6 and March 30th, and then as yet another cool bonus, you can download the shows the day after they happen by visiting Played Last Night. Tour dates here.

Iron & Wine - Around the WellDisc 1

1. Dearest Forsaken

2. Morning

3. Loud as Hope

4. Peng! 33

5. Sacred Vision

6. Friends They Are Jewels

7. Hickory

8. Waitin' for a Superman

9. Swans and the Swimming

10. Call Your Boys

11. Such Great Heights

(Vinyl break occurs between “Friends” and “Hickory.”)

Disc 2

1. Communion Cups & Someone's Coat

2. Belated Promise Ring

3. God Made the Automobile

4. Homeward, These Shoes

5. Love Vigilantes

6. Sinning Hands

7. No Moon

8. Serpent Charmer

9. Carried Home

10. Kingdom of the Animals

11. Arms of a Thief

12. The Trapeze Swinger

(Vinyl break occurs between “Sinning” and “No Moon.” At nearly ten minutes, “The Trapeze Swinger” will stand alone on the third piece of vinyl.)