In the Reins

In the Reins
EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine
Released	September 12, 2005
Recorded	Wavelab Studio, Tucson, Arizona
Genre	Folk rock, Tex-Mex
Length	27:41
Label	Overcoat Recordings
Calexico chronology
Feast of Wire (2003) In the Reins EP (2005) Garden Ruin (2006)
Iron & Wine chronology
Woman King (EP) (2005) In the Reins (EP) (2005) The Shepherd's Dog (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Pitchfork Media	(8.5/10)
Tiny Mix Tapes
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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.

Track listing

1. "He Lays in the Reins" – 3:43
2. "Prison on Route 41" – 4:10
3. "History of Lovers" – 3:09
4. "Red Dust" – 3:31
5. "16, Maybe Less" – 4:49
6. "Burn That Broken Bed" – 5:06
7. "Dead Man's Will" – 3:13

Personnel

• Sam Beam
• Joey Burns
• John Convertino
• Salvador Duran
• Nick Luca
• Paul Niehaus
• Ryan Roscoe
• Craig Schumacher
• Jacob Valenzuela
• Martin Wenk
• Natalie Wyatts
• Volker Zander

Production

• Craig Schumacher – recording, mixing
• Nick Luca – engineering
• Chris Schultz – engineering