The Shepherd's Dog
A lush, psychedelic expansion of acoustic folk. Polyrhythmic percussion, dusty slide guitars, and whispered vocals weave a rich, Southern Gothic dreamscape.
September 23, 2007 · High Note Records
A lush, psychedelic expansion of acoustic folk. Polyrhythmic percussion, dusty slide guitars, and whispered vocals weave a rich, Southern Gothic dreamscape.
September 23, 2007 · High Note Records
Clattering hand-drums and backwards guitar loops swallow the quiet bedroom whispers of the past, trading a single acoustic guitar for a crowded, humid swamp of sound. This is the moment the porch-singing loner stepped into a technicolor, Southern Gothic dream. Dusty slide guitars snake through polyrhythmic grooves, making the music feel both ancient and dizzyingly modern. You can feel the damp heat of a Georgia night in the dense, layered arrangements, where every corner of the stereo field is packed with shakers, organs, and distorted piano. It is a bold, kaleidoscopic leap into a strange and beautiful wilderness.
How does The Shepherd's Dog sound next to the rest of Iron & Wine's catalogue?
The record wraps itself in a mysterious Southern Gothic fog, trading straightforward folk earnestness for a world of shadowed, elusive parables.
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