The Creek Drank the Cradle

by Iron & Wine

The Creek Drank the Cradle cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 September 2002
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:26
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Sam Beam's debut as Iron & Wine, 'The Creek Drank the Cradle', is a masterpiece of lo-fi contemporary folk. Recorded entirely at home, the album pairs hushed vocals with intricate acoustic picking to evoke a soothing, pastoral melancholia.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, lo-fi, male-vocals, folk, gentle

Tracklist

  1. Lion's Mane (02:49)
  2. Bird Stealing Bread (04:21)
  3. Faded from the Winter (03:17)
  4. Promising Light (02:49)
  5. The Rooster Moans (03:24)
  6. Upward Over the Mountain (05:56)
  7. Southern Anthem (03:54)
  8. An Angry Blade (03:48)
  9. Weary Memory (04:01)
  10. Promise What You Will (02:24)
  11. Muddy Hymnal (02:43)

Credits

  • Kim Black - artwork [etching of woman]
  • Jesse LeDoux - design
  • Rick Fisher - mastered by
  • Sam Beam - photography by [inside photographs], written-by, performer, recorded by, producer
  • Frances Nelson - photography by [tree photograph (last panel)]

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