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The Sea & the Rhythm
Folk · 2003 · 5 tracks

The Sea & the Rhythm

Iron & Wine

Five tracks of tape-hissed, four-track acoustic folk. Whispered, warm, and deeply intimate songs that feel like secrets shared in a humid Southern bedroom.

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It sounds like a warm, whispered secret recorded on a cassette tape in a humid Southern bedroom.

A warm, humid, and deeply intimate Southern Gothic reverie that feels like a whispered secret.

The Sea & the Rhythm · vs · Iron & Wine
Tender+1.6σ

Tender saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
Beneath the Balcony
3:30
02
The Sea and the Rhythm
5:24
03
The Night Descending
3:14
04
Jesus the Mexican Boy
4:57
05
Someday the Waves
4:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, circular acoustic fingerpicking on the title track that mimics the rhythmic, repetitive pull of ocean waves.
The warm, double-tracked vocal harmonies on 'Someday the Waves' that sound like two ghosts singing in an empty room.
The subtle, dusty slide guitar and banjo accents on 'Jesus the Mexican Boy' that evoke a sun-bleached, porch-side afternoon.
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