Iron & Wine - Hen's Teeth

Released 27th February 2026

Ive always wanted to use that title, Sam Beam says of Hens Teeth, his eighth full-length album and his sixth for Sub Pop Records. I just love it. To me it suggests the impossible. Hens teeth do not exist. And thats what this record felt like: a gift that shouldnt be there but it is. An impossible thing but its real.

Hens Teeth and his previous album, Light Verse, are siblings of a sort. They were recorded during the same sessions after a year-long dry spell, with the same band, at Waystation studio in Laurel Canyon. When Ive been on a writing kick, and the band can meet me where Im at, they push me into something I hadnt imagined. Im at a point in my life where spontaneity is a lot more important to me. I dont have as much to prove as I used to. Im a lot freer and I love making music more than ever. There are no right or wrong answers. You just pray for your luck and try your best.

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