Ghost on Ghost

Folk · 2013 · 12 tracks · 44m

Ghost on Ghost

A warm, sun-drenched blend of indie folk, seventies soft rock, and breezy jazz. Iron & Wine swaps hushed bedroom whispers for lush, horn-flecked pop arrangements.

Relaxed departure

Brass horns and vibraphones drift through these relaxed, sun-warmed folk songs like afternoon light. You are no longer listening to hushed bedroom secrets, but a breezy, late-seventies pop band playing in an open garage.

Ghost on Ghost · vs · Iron & Wine

Golden Hour+2.7σ

The entire record is bathed in a warm golden hour glow, trading the cool shadows of earlier bedroom recordings for a sun-drenched, late-afternoon comfort.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 44m

01

Caught in the Briars

3:12

02

The Desert Babbler

3:27

03

Joy

2:31

04

Low Light Buddy of Mine

3:30

05

Grace for Saints and Ramblers

3:36

06

Grass Widows

2:53

07

Singers and the Endless Song

3:39

08

Sundown (Back in the Briars)

2:18

09

Winter Prayers

3:12

10

New Mexico's No Breeze

4:28

11

Lovers' Revolution

5:40

12

Baby Center Stage

5:41

Moments Worth Waiting For

05Grace for Saints and RamblersThe energetic, horn-driven bounce of 'Grace for Saints and Ramblers' contains the lyric that gives the album its title.

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Shares peaceful, folk rock, sunday_morning, coffee_shop (signature)

Unfamiliar Faces

Unfamiliar Faces

Shares trumpet, peaceful, indie folk, chamber pop (instrumentation)

Gold Past Life

Shares folk rock, indie folk, chamber pop, hi_fi (subgenre)

I and Love and You

I and Love and You

The Avett Brothers

Shares folk rock, indie folk, chamber pop, sunday_morning (subgenre)

Fine

Shares jazz fusion, chamber pop, orchestral_arrangement, hi_fi (subgenre)

Duets

Shares trumpet, jazz fusion, saxophone, chamber pop (instrumentation)

Hold Time

Shares folk rock, indie folk, chamber pop, dreamy (subgenre)

The Happiness Waltz

The Happiness Waltz

Shares indie folk, chamber pop, sunday_morning, hi_fi (subgenre)

Small Talk

Shares trumpet, indie folk, chamber pop, soul (instrumentation)

Red Letter Year

Red Letter Year

Shares peaceful, folk rock, indie folk, sunday_morning (mood)

Reviews

Critic Consensus

Critics were generally positive, if not unanimous.

Sputnikmusic2.9/ 5

Paste8.5/ 10

The Line of Best Fit9/ 10

The Independent5/ 5 stars

Consequence of Sound3/ 5 stars

Blurt4/ 5 stars

The A.V. ClubB+

American Songwriter4/ 5 stars

Metacritic76/ 100

AllMusic4/ 5 stars

Pitchfork6.1/ 10

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