Light Verse Loser Vinyl

Like many people, Sam Beam had a tough time during the COVID-19 pandemic. He found it hard to write music while struggling with all the various mental and physical hardships that were a part of it. Iron & Wine were represented during the time by archival releases, but it wasn’t until he had an EP of Lori McKenna covers (released as the Lori EP in 2023) under his belt that Beam was able to start working on his own songs again. Perhaps because of the time lag, the songs he began working on …