Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine performs a folk version of GWAR’s “Sick of You”

Through the ongoing AV Undercover series, there has been artists tackling some unlikely songs. Natalie Prass performed a Slayer classic as a jazzy lounger, Screaming Females turned Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” into a punk anthem, and They Might Be Giants performed ’90s R&B with Destiny’s Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills.”

There is nothing different about this week’s installment with Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam putting his twist on GWAR’s “Sick of You.” Monsters and thrash metal does not really coexist with folk, and somehow Beam still managed to turn the track from Scumdogs of the Universe sound like it was naturally a part of his repertoire.

Iron & Wine is not new to covers. Beam and Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell worked together for a covers album named Sing Into My Mouth. The same can be said about GWAR, who covered Kansas, Billy Ocean, Pet Shop Boys, and Cyndi Lauper for AV Undercover.

Iron & Wine releases Dreamers and Makers Are My Favorite People short film

Sam Beam from Iron & Wine worked with the production group, Picture Show, to make a short film entitled Dreamers and Makers Are My Favorite People. The film has live footage of Beam performing in Cleveland, West Virginia at the Jerry Run Summer Theater. It was also announced that alongside the first volume of the new archival series from Iron & Wine. Watch the whole film below and it is also avaliable for purchaseNow, you can watch the whole thing below; it’s also available for purchase.

Calexico releases new song “Falling From The Sky” with Ben Bridewell

The folk rock band Calexico is set to release a new album on April 16th, entitled Edge of the Sun through ANTI- Records. This upcoming album is the follow-up to Algiers and has a list of guest artists such as Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam, DeVotchKa’s Nick Urata, Neko Case, and Carla Morrison, a Grammy-winning Mexican singer.

The Tucson-based band released “Falling From The Sky” as a preview to the album and is a captivating collaboration with Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses. Listen to the track below.