2005's Woman King EP by Iron & Wine (aka Sam Beam) showcased Beam's further evolution as a singer/song writer. The stripped down and simpler sounds of his previous work grew into something new here. The songs within are of a fuller stock, which lends itself nicely to Beam's gentle yet prolific story telling abilities. All six tracks pertain to the woes of female protagonists and has a decidedly Biblical feel to it (though Beam himself is in no way Christian). I hold a sincere fondness for Iron & Wine (it can't always be about the Leviathan and Rotting Christ, folks) and of all their work, I always seem to be drawn back to this E.P. "Jezebel," with its' brooding sense of guilt, sorrow and love, may just be the crown jewel of Beam's still fairly young musical career.
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