In the Reins

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In the Reins
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EP by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2005
RecordedWavelab Studio, Tucson, Arizona
Genre Folk rock, Tex-Mex
Length27:41
Label Overcoat Recordings
Calexico chronology
Feast of Wire
(2003)
In the Reins
(2005)
Garden Ruin
(2006)
Iron & Wine chronology
Woman King (EP)
(2005)
In the Reins (EP)
(2005)
The Shepherd's Dog
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
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Pitchfork (8.5/10) [3]

In the Reins is a joint EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine, released by Overcoat Recordings on September 13, 2005. Iron & Wine's Sam Beam wrote all of the songs, which were recorded by the two bands together at Wavelab Studio in Tucson, Arizona. The album peaked at #135 on the Billboard 200. Both later collaborated on a cover of Bob Dylan's "Dark Eyes" for the I'm Not There soundtrack, while Calexico's Joey Burns was featured on Iron & Wine's third LP, The Shepherd's Dog .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."He Lays in the Reins"3:43
2."Prison on Route 41"4:10
3."A History of Lovers"3:09
4."Red Dust"3:31
5."Sixteen, Maybe Less"4:49
6."Burn That Broken Bed"5:06
7."Dead Man's Will"3:13
Total length:27:41

2006 Japanese Edition (w/ live bonus tracks)

No.TitleLength
1."He Lays in the Reins"3:44
2."Prison on Route 41"4:11
3."History of Lovers"3:10
4."Red Dust"3:31
5."Sixteen Maybe Less"4:49
6."Burn That Broken Bed"5:06
7."Dead Man's Will"3:14
8."He Lays in the Reins"5:33
9."A History of Lovers (Live)"3:43
10."Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones cover)"6:28
11."Prison on Route 41 (Live)"4:17
12."All Tomorrow's Parties (The Velvet Underground cover)"4:56
13."Burn That Broken Bed (Live)"6:47
Total length:59:29

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "Critic Reviews for In the Reins by Iron & Wine + Calexico". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. In the Reins at AllMusic
  3. Pitchfork Media review