Woman King

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Woman King (EP)
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ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005
RecordedAugust 2004
Genre Folk
Length23:58
Label Sub Pop
Producer Brian Deck
Iron & Wine chronology
Our Endless Numbered Days
(2004)
Woman King (EP)
(2005)
In the Reins (EP) with Calexico
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Kludge (6/10) [2]
Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) [3]
PopMatters (9/10) [4]
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Woman King is the fourth EP from Iron & Wine (aka Samuel Beam), released on February 22, 2005, by Sub Pop Records.

Woman King expanded on the studio sounds that marked his previous LP, Our Endless Numbered Days , and also included electric guitars. Each track featured a spiritual female figure and had subtle Biblical undertones, although Beam has said in interviews that he is agnostic. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Woman King"4:20
2."Jezebel"5:07
3."Gray Stables"3:55
4."Freedom Hangs Like Heaven"4:00
5."My Lady's House"3:32
6."Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song)"4:04
Total length:23:58

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References

  1. Woman King at AllMusic
  2. Kludge review
  3. Pitchfork Media review
  4. PopMatters review
  5. Rolling Stone review
  6. "Iron and Wine". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2006-08-07.