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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.

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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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Reviews
Critic Consensus

Critics were generally positive, if not unanimous.

Sputnikmusic2.9/ 5
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Paste8.5/ 10
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The Line of Best Fit9/ 10
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The Independent5/ 5 stars
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Consequence of Sound3/ 5 stars
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Blurt4/ 5 stars
The A.V. ClubB+
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American Songwriter4/ 5 stars
Metacritic76/ 100
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AllMusic4/ 5 stars
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Pitchfork6.1/ 10
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