Kiss Each Other Clean

Kiss Each Other Clean
Studio album by
Iron & Wine
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2011
Genre
Length44:05
LabelWarner Bros.(US)
4AD (international)
ProducerBrian Deck
Iron & Wine chronology
Around the Well
(2009) 		Kiss Each Other Clean
(2011) 		Ghost on Ghost
(2013)
Singles from Kiss Each Other Clean
  1. "Walking Far from Home"
    Released: November 26, 2010
  2. "Me and Lazarus"
    Released: 2011
  3. "Tree by the River"
    Released: 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
BBC(favourable)[2]
BLARE[3]
The Guardian[4]
NME(9/10)[5]
Pitchfork(7.7/10) link [6]
Sputnikmusic[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
SPIN(9/10)[9]
The Independent[10]

Kiss Each Other Clean is the fourth studio album by Iron & Wine, released January 25, 2011 via 4AD (worldwide) and Warner Bros. in the US. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of "Your Fake Name Is Good Enough for Me".

The first track from the album, "Walking Far from Home," was released on November 26 in CD single and 12" vinyl versions as part of a special Record Store Day Black Friday event. The digital download version was released on November 30.[11][12] The song "Tree by the River" has also been released, for free download, on Iron & Wine's website. On January 5, Iron & Wine performed all but one song from Kiss Each Other Clean live at the Greene Space in New York City for a live broadcast on NPR's website.[13]

The album marks a further change in style – in an interview with Spin, Beam said “It’s more of a focused pop record. It sounds like the music people heard in their parent’s car growing up… that early-to-mid-’70s AM, radio-friendly music."[14]

In 2017 it was ranked number 65 in Paste magazine's "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums" list.[15]

  1. ^ "Allmusic Review". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "bbc Review".
  3. ^ "BLARE Review".
  4. ^ Costa, Maddy (January 21, 2011). "The Guardian Review". London.
  5. ^ "NME Review". NME. 24 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ "Sputnikmusic Review".
  8. ^ "Slant Review". Slant Magazine. 24 January 2011.
  9. ^ "SPIN".
  10. ^ Gill, Andy (January 21, 2011). "The Independent review". London. Archived from the original on January 25, 2011.
  11. ^ "Iron and Wine". Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  12. ^ Iron & Wine firm up release date, tracklist for 'Kiss Each Other Clean'
  13. ^ First Listen Live: Iron And Wine
  14. ^ Iron & Wine: "Focused Pop Record" Due in January
  15. ^ "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums". Paste. Retrieved 11 October 2018.