If It's Too Loud...

Their upcoming collaborative EP is coming out tomorrow, but we have one last single to share from Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses. The duo have covered Foreigner's classic single "I Want to Know What Love Is," and it's everything you need it to be. Acoustic/folky covers of over the top classic rock hits aren't anything new, but Sam Beam and Ben Bridwell breathe new life into the trope with this one. It's a fun cover that doesn't feel as tongue in cheek as it would have twenty or so years ago. Of course, it's a collaboration between Iron & Wine and Band of Horses, so it's going to come across as more moody than Foreigner's original, but the love of the classic song is still audible. Sam Beam says of the latest cover: “​​ Brad Cook suggested this one and the little kid in me who remembers skating around the roller rink in the 80’s imagining he was Lou Graham sat up and said ‘Yes, let’s do it!’ Such an amazing chorus! Our ve...

Folk covers of hip hop songs tend to come across as novelty songs, but when it's Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses) covering a song from Kendrick Lamar and SZA, everything gets elevated. It's been ten years since Sam Beam and Bridwell have collaborated, and their version of "Luther" is amazing. They completely avoid the silly/novelty trappings of a folk/hip hop cover, and reimagine Lamar and SZA's hit as a gorgeous folk song. Something about the song shows that they have complete reverence and respect for the source material. It's a fun cover, but not a funny one. Plus, it will have you wanting to dive back into the catalogs of everyone involved in the song. Ben Briswell says of their new cover: “ Working with Sam again feels like a homecoming in so many ways. To circle back ten years after Sing Into My Mouth and expand the project is a wonderful dream relived.  "I chose to focus on ‘Luther' after kinda hitting a wall wondering which so...