Around the Well

Around the Well
Compilation album by Iron & Wine
Released May 19, 2009
Genre folk rock
Length 92:11
Label Sub Pop
Producer Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine chronology

The Shepherd's Dog
(2007)		 Around the Well
(2009)		 Kiss Each Other Clean
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The A. V. Club B−[2]
BBC Music favorable[3]
NME (8/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media (7.3/10)[5]
Rock Sound [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Spin [8]

Around the Well is a compilation of out-of-print and previously unreleased tracks by the folk rock artist Iron & Wine, released on May 19, 2009.[9] Iron & Wine toured in May 2009 in support of this release.[10]

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "Dearest Forsaken" - 3:49
  2. "Morning" - 2:41
  3. "Loud as Hope" - 2:56
  4. "Peng! 33" - 3:28 (Stereolab)
  5. "Sacred Vision" - 3:19
  6. "Friends They Are Jewels" - 4:14
  7. "Hickory" - 4:35
  8. "Waitin' for a Superman" - 4:34 (The Flaming Lips)
  9. "Swans and the Swimming" - 3:24
  10. "Call Your Boys" - 3:47
  11. "Such Great Heights" - 4:11 (Gibbard, Tamborello)

Disc 2

  1. "Communion Cups & Someone's Coat" - 2:02
  2. "Belated Promise Ring" - 3:45
  3. "God Made the Automobile" - 3:54
  4. "Homeward, These Shoes" - 1:34
  5. "Love Vigilantes" - 3:26 (Sumner, Hook, Morris, Gilbert)
  6. "Sinning Hands" - 5:31
  7. "No Moon" - 4:15
  8. "Serpent Charmer" - 2:39
  9. "Carried Home" - 6:31
  10. "Kingdom of the Animals" - 5:05
  11. "Arms of a Thief" - 3:41
  12. "The Trapeze Swinger" - 9:31

All songs written by Sam Beam, except where noted.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ The A. V. Club review
  3. ↑ BBC Music review
  4. ↑ NME review
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Adam F. (June 2009). "Iron and Wine – Around the Well." Rock Sound (123): 85.
  7. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  8. ↑ Spin review
  9. ↑ "Iron & Wine Rounds Up Rare Tracks, Plots Tour". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  10. ↑ "Iron and Wine Gathers Around The Well, Plans Intimate May Tour". prefixmag.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.