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'''''Love Letter for Fire''''' is a collaborative album of [[duet]]s by American singer-songwriter [[Iron & Wine|Sam Beam]], commonly known as [[Iron & Wine]], and American singer-songwriter [[Jesca Hoop]], released on April 15, 2016 on [[Sub Pop]].
'''''Love Letter for Fire''''' is a collaborative album of [[duet]]s by American singer-songwriter [[Iron & Wine|Sam Beam]], commonly known as [[Iron & Wine]], and American singer-songwriter [[Jesca Hoop]], released on April 15, 2016 on [[Sub Pop]].


''Love Letter for Fire'' was recorded at [[Flora Recording & Playback]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. The album features contributions from [[Wilco]]'s [[Glenn Kotche]], Robert Burger, [[Eyvind Kang]], [[Sebastian Steinberg]], and Edward Rankin-Parker. It was produced, recorded, and mixed by [[Tucker Martine]]. Iron & Wine and Jesca Hoop are touring North America in support of the album, starting in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/62974-sam-beam-iron-wine-teams-with-jesca-hoop-for-duets-album-and-tour/ |title=Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) Teams With Jesca Hoop for Duets Album and Tour |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |first=Jazz |last=Monroe |date=2016-02-10 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref>
''Love Letter for Fire'' was recorded at [[Flora Recording & Playback]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]. The album features contributions from [[Wilco]]'s [[Glenn Kotche]], [[Rob Burger]], [[Eyvind Kang]], [[Sebastian Steinberg]], and Edward Rankin-Parker. It was produced, recorded, and mixed by [[Tucker Martine]]. Iron & Wine and Jesca Hoop are touring North America in support of the album, starting in May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/62974-sam-beam-iron-wine-teams-with-jesca-hoop-for-duets-album-and-tour/ |title=Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) Teams With Jesca Hoop for Duets Album and Tour |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |first=Jazz |last=Monroe |date=2016-02-10 |accessdate=2016-04-29}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Love Letter for Fire''.<ref name="booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=Love Letter for Fire |type=LP liner notes |others=[[Sam Beam]]/[[Jesca Hoop]] |publisher=[[Sub Pop]] |year=2016 |id=SP1165}}</ref>

;Main personnel
* [[Iron & Wine|Sam Beam]] – guitar, vocals, songwriting
* [[Jesca Hoop]] – guitar, vocals, songwriting
* [[Rob Burger]] – keyboards, string arrangement
* Sebastian Steinberg – bass
* Edward Rankin-Parker – cello
* Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
* Eyvind Kang – violin, viola

;Additional personnel
* [[Tucker Martine]] – production, recording, mixing
* Michael Finn – assistant engineering
* Richard Dodd – mastering
* John Golden – vinyl mastering
* Keegan Curry – additional technician assistance
* Josh Wool – back cover photography
* Lissa Gotwals – front cover photography
* Dusty Summers – design
* [[Jesca Hoop]] – design
* [[Iron & Wine|Sam Beam]] – design



==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:09, 29 April 2016

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Love Letter for Fire is a collaborative album of duets by American singer-songwriter Sam Beam, commonly known as Iron & Wine, and American singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop, released on April 15, 2016 on Sub Pop.

Love Letter for Fire was recorded at Flora Recording & Playback in Portland, Oregon. The album features contributions from Wilco's Glenn Kotche, Rob Burger, Eyvind Kang, Sebastian Steinberg, and Edward Rankin-Parker. It was produced, recorded, and mixed by Tucker Martine. Iron & Wine and Jesca Hoop are touring North America in support of the album, starting in May 2016.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
The Guardian[5]
musicOMH[6]
Pitchfork7.5/10[7]

Love Letter for Fire received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Allison Hussey of Pitchfork Media gave the album a favorable review, stating, "Instead of a love letter to consuming blazes, Hoop's and Beam's collection appeals to our individual internal pilot lights: those softly smoldering flames that illuminate moments of beauty in ourselves, in each other, and beyond."[7] Mark Deming of AllMusic gave the album a favorable review, stating, "Love Letter for Fire sounds like Beam and Hoop were born to work together. The yin and yang of their individual perspectives fit together marvelously, and this rests comfortably with the best of both their recorded works."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop

No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to Feeling"0:58
2."One Way to Pray"3:28
3."The Lamb You Lost"3:31
4."We Two Are a Moon"2:34
5."Midas Tongue"3:03
6."Know the Wild that Wants You"2:57
7."Every Songbird Says"3:23
8."Bright Lights and Goodbyes"3:43
9."Kiss Me Quick"2:44
10."Chalk It up to Chi"2:20
11."Valley Clouds"3:20
12."Soft Place to Land"3:34
13."Sailor to Siren"3:15
Total length:38:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love Letter for Fire.[8]

Main personnel
  • Sam Beam – guitar, vocals, songwriting
  • Jesca Hoop – guitar, vocals, songwriting
  • Rob Burger – keyboards, string arrangement
  • Sebastian Steinberg – bass
  • Edward Rankin-Parker – cello
  • Glenn Kotche – drums, percussion
  • Eyvind Kang – violin, viola
Additional personnel
  • Tucker Martine – production, recording, mixing
  • Michael Finn – assistant engineering
  • Richard Dodd – mastering
  • John Golden – vinyl mastering
  • Keegan Curry – additional technician assistance
  • Josh Wool – back cover photography
  • Lissa Gotwals – front cover photography
  • Dusty Summers – design
  • Jesca Hoop – design
  • Sam Beam – design


References

  1. ^ Monroe, Jazz (2016-02-10). "Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) Teams With Jesca Hoop for Duets Album and Tour". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  2. ^ a b "Love Letter for Fire – Sam Beam". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  3. ^ a b Deming, Mark (2016-04-14). "Love Letter for Fire – Sam Beam, Jesca Hoop". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  4. ^ Dick, Jonathan K (2016-04-13). "Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop – Love Letter for Fire". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  5. ^ Gibsone, Harriet (2016-04-14). "Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop: Love Letter for Fire review – magnetic, dusky Americana". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ White, Chris (2016-04-14). "Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop – Love Letter for Fire". musicOMH. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  7. ^ a b Hussey, Allison (2016-04-18). "Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop: Love Letter for Fire". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  8. ^ Love Letter for Fire (LP liner notes). Sam Beam/Jesca Hoop. Sub Pop. 2016. SP1165.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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