In the Reins

In the Reins
EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine
Released September 12, 2005
Recorded Wavelab Studio, Tucson, Arizona
Genre Folk rock, Tex-Mex
Length 27:41
Label Overcoat Recordings
Calexico chronology

Feast of Wire
(2003)		 In the Reins EP
(2005)		 Garden Ruin
(2006)
Iron & Wine chronology
Woman King (EP)
(2005)		 In the Reins (EP)
(2005)		 The Shepherd's Dog
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (8.5/10)[2]
Tiny Mix Tapes [3]

In the Reins is a joint EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine, released by Overcoat Recordings on September 13, 2005. Iron & Wine's Sam Beam wrote all of the songs, which were recorded by the two bands together at Wavelab Studio in Tucson, Arizona. The album peaked at #135 on the Billboard 200. Both later collaborated on a cover of Bob Dylan's "Dark Eyes" for the I'm Not There soundtrack, while Calexico's Joey Burns was featured on Iron & Wine's third LP, The Shepherd's Dog.

Track listing

  1. "He Lays in the Reins" – 3:43
  2. "Prison on Route 41" – 4:10
  3. "A History of Lovers" – 3:09
  4. "Red Dust" – 3:31
  5. "Sixteen, Maybe Less" – 4:49
  6. "Burn That Broken Bed" – 5:06
  7. "Dead Man's Will" – 3:13

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ↑ In the Reins at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review