Sam Beam And Jesca Hoop – “Every Songbird Says” Video (Stereogum Premiere)
Iron And Wine’s Sam Beam and Tom Waits/Peter Gabriel associate Jesca Hoop will release their collaborative album Love Letter For Fire this Friday. To remind you about the record’s imminent release, they’ve shared a video for their lovely acoustic duet “Every Songbird Says.” The clip, by Nacho Rodriguez and Sara López, segues from rapidly shifting illustrations of Beam and Hoop into a range of colorful, earthy animations, all culminating in a joyous fireside celebration. Watch it below.
Check out Beam and Hoop on tour:
05/17 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark*
05/18 Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall*
05/20 New York, NY @ The Town Hall*
05/21 Washington, DC @ The Lincoln Theatre*
05/22 Boston, MA @ The Wilbur Theatre*
05/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer*
05/26 Atlanta, GA @ The Buckhead Theatre*
05/27 New Orleans, LA @ The Civic Theatre*
05/28 Dallas, TX @ The Kessler Theater*
05/30 Tucson, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre*
05/31 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre*
06/02 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall*
06/03 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater*
06/04 Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre*
06/05 Boise, ID @ The Egyptian Theatre*
06/07 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater*
06/08 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*
06/09 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater*
06/10 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom*
06/11 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
08/28 Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh International Festival
08/29 Bangor, UK @ Marine Court
08/30 Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre
08/31 Manchester, UK @ Royal Northern College of Music
09/01 London, UK @ Union Chapel
09/02-04 Salisbury, Larmer Tree Gardens, UK @ End of the Road Festival
09/07 Berlin, DE @ Passionskirche
09/08 Cologne, DE @ Kulturkirche
09/09 Brussels, BE @ Botanique-Orangerie
09/10 Groningen, NL @ Take Root Festival
09/11 Amsterdam, NL @ De Duif
* w/ Marlon Williams
Love Letter For Fire is out 4/15 on Sub Pop/Black Cricket Recording. Pre-order it at iTunes or Sub Pop.