Calexico & Iron & Wine: Years to Burn 12"

Calexico and Iron & Wine Collaborate on Record for the First Time Since 2005's Acclaimed In the Reins! Calexico and Iron & Wine first made an artistic connection with In the Reins, the 2005 EP that brought Sam Beam, Joey Burns and John Convertino together. The acclaimed collaboration introduced both acts to wider audiences and broadened Beam's artistic horizons, but it was the shared experience of touring together in the tradition of Bob Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Revue" that cemented the bond. Their metaphorical roads diverged in the years that followed, but they kept in touch and cross-pollinated where they could. Although they often talked about rekindling their collaboration in the studio and on stage, it wasn't until 2018 that their schedules finally aligned. Years to Burn can't help but be different from In the Reins. Back then, Calexico entered the studio with a long list of previous collaborations and the knowledge that they loved Sam's voice and his songs, but wondered i