In the Reins
Appearance
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10)[3] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [4] |
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
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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
References
- ^ "Critic Reviews for In the Reins by Iron & Wine + Calexico". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ In the Reins at AllMusic
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review