Beast Epic

"Beast Epic" is the sixth full-length studio album by Iron & Wine, released August 25, 2017 on the Sub Pop label. Sam Beam brings Iron & Wine full circle on his sixth album, using the warm acoustic instrumentation of his early work and some of the most moving singing of his career. The album was recorded live by Tom Schick at The Loft in Chicago. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 19 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim".