Released March 23, 2004 Our Endless Numbered Days
(2004) Woman King EP
(2005) Release date 23 March 2004 Label Sub Pop | Length 44:47 Artist Iron & Wine Producer Brian Deck Genre Folk music | |
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Recorded Summer 2003, Engine Studios, Chicago, Illinois Similar Iron & Wine albums, Folk music albums | ||
Our Endless Numbered Days is the second full-length album from Iron & Wine. Released on March 23, 2004 on Sub Pop, it was the first non-solo effort by Sam Beam under his Iron & Wine moniker. Limited edition copies of the vinyl LP came with a bonus 7" vinyl single. Limited edition copies of the CD came with a bonus CD single.
Contents
- Iron and wine on your wings
- Background
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Appearances in Popular Media
- Songs
- References
The album's title comes from the lyrics of the song "Passing Afternoon": "There are things that drift away like our endless, numbered days."
Iron and wine on your wings
Background
The album marked a change in Iron & Wine's sound, as it was his first produced in a professional studio. Beam's only previous album, The Creek Drank the Cradle, was recorded entirely on a four-track tape recorder at his home.
Reception
Our Endless Numbered Days has received widespread critical acclaim since its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 21 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
Track listing
All tracks written by Sam Beam.
Personnel
Musicians
Appearances in Popular Media
"Passing Afternoon" was played at the end of "Wilson's Heart," the finale of the fourth season of House. "Naked as We Came," "Trapeze Swinger" (a song not in this album) and "Sunset Soon Forgotten" were featured in the 2004 dramedy In Good Company. "Each Coming Night" is featured in Miley Cyrus's 2009 film The Last Song. "Naked As We Came" is featured at the end of the 4th episode of the 2nd season of The L Word, when Jenny has her hair cut by Shane. "Naked As We Came" is also featured in the 9th episode of the first season of Grey's Anatomy, when Cristina and Izzie plan a secret autopsy of a patient's sudden death. Claire Fuller's 2015 debut novel, Our Endless Numbered Days, is named after the album.
Songs
1On Your Wings3:53
2Naked as We Came2:33
3Cinder and Smoke5:44