Ghost on Ghost by Iron and Wine

Ghost on Ghost, Iron & Wine's fifth full-length, arrived on April 16, 2013, through 4AD, with Nonesuch handling it in the US, and it finds Sam Beam loosening his collar. He had felt his previous two albums were knotted up with anxious tension, so this time, with Brian Deck producing, he let the songs stretch out and breathe, soaking the arrangements in jazz, soft-focus pop and supple R&B until the old hushed-folk tag barely fits.

The record takes its title from a line in "Grace for Saints and Ramblers", which rolls along with an easy swing, while "The Desert Babbler" and "Lovers' Revolution" drift further into lush, late-night territory. The cover comes from Barbara Crane's photo series Private Views. It debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200.

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