Rein man.Iron and Wine with Calexico * In the Reins (EP) * Overcoat Last year, Arizona's folk-Americana band Calexico put their steel guitars and Tijuana brass to work on "Burnin' Down the Spark" for '60s pop pinup pin·up n. 1. a. A picture, especially of a sexually attractive person, that is displayed on a wall. b. A person considered a suitable model for such a picture. 2. Nancy Sinatra's comeback album. This year, heavily bearded indie-bear icon Sam Beam, a.k.a. Iron and Wine (sorry, guys, he's straight), is the guest star, and the pairing is a match in grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. indie in·die n. Informal 1. One, such as a studio or producer, that is unaffiliated with a larger or more commercial organization. 2. music heaven. This seven-song EP of quiet personal dramas, the kind that should make Springsteen sit up and take notice, has one fault: brevity Brevity Adonis’ garden of short life. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV] bubbles symbolic of transitoriness of life. [Art: Hall, 54] cherry fair cherry orchards where fruit was briefly sold; symbolic of transience. . And Calexico's gently weeping Western guitars are the perfect accompaniment to Beam's heart-tugging whispers. Now, when's the full-length album going to happen? |
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