Samuel "Sam" Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several
EPs and
singles
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* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
, as well as a few
download-only releases, which include a
live album
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(a recording of his 2005
Bonnaroo
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performance). He occasionally tours with a full band.
Beam was raised in
South Carolina
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before moving to
Virginia
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and then Florida to attend school. He now resides in
Durham, North Carolina
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. The name ''Iron & Wine'' is taken from a dietary supplement named "Beef, Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store while shooting a film.
Early life
Beam was raised in
Chapin, South Carolina
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, where his father worked in land management and his mother was a schoolteacher. When he was a child, his family took regular trips to the country, where his grandfather ran a farm. He attended Seven Oaks Elementary School and
Chapin High School
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. While home from college, he was a waiter at California Dreaming restaurant in Colombia. Beam earned a bachelor's degree in art from
Virginia Commonwealth University
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in
Richmond, Virginia
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. He specialized in painting before graduating from the
Florida State University Film School
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with an
MFA degree. Before the release of the first Iron & Wine album, Beam's main source of income was as a professor of film and cinematography at the
University of Miami
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and
Miami International University of Art & Design
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. He had been writing songs for over seven years before a friend lent him a four-track recorder. He began making demos and gave one to his friend Michael Bridwell, brother of
Band of Horses
Band of Horses is an American rock band formed in 2004 in Seattle, Washington. Led by singer-songwriter Ben Bridwell, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes, the band's current line-up also includ ...
lead singer,
Ben Bridwell. Michael handed it to Mike McGonigal, editor of
Yeti magazine, who chose "Dead Man's Will", later released on ''
In the Reins
''In the Reins'' is a joint EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine, released by Overcoat Recordings on September 13, 2005. Iron & Wine's Sam Beam wrote all of the songs, which were recorded by the two bands together at Wavelab Studio in Tucson, Arizona. ...
'', for inclusion on one of his magazine's compilation CDs. Beam later came to the attention of
Sub Pop Records
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co-owner,
Jonathan Poneman
Jonathan Poneman is an American record executive and co-founder of two record labels: Sub Pop and Hardly Art.
Early life and education
The third child of Harold and Beverly Poneman, Jonathan Poneman was born October 9, 1959 in Toledo, Ohio and ...
, who contacted Beam to propose a deal.
Musical career
Beam released his first Iron & Wine album, ''
The Creek Drank the Cradle'', on the Sub Pop label in 2002. Beam wrote, performed, recorded and produced the album in his home studio. Featuring acoustic guitars,
banjo
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, and
slide guitar
Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...
, the album's music has been compared to that of
Nick Drake
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognit ...
,
Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including the electric remix of " ...
,
Elliott Smith
Steven Paul Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003), known professionally as Elliott Smith, was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived much of hi ...
,
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...
and
John Fahey.
Also in 2002, Beam recorded a
cover
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of
The Postal Service
The Postal Service are an American indie pop supergroup from Seattle, Washington, consisting of singer Ben Gibbard, producer Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis on background vocals.
The band released their only album, '' Give Up'', in 2003 on S ...
's then-unreleased song "
Such Great Heights
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". Rather than being included on an Iron & Wine release, the track was initially included as a
b-side
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of the original version by The Postal Service. It was later included on the B-sides and rarities album, ''
Around the Well
''Around the Well'' is a compilation of out-of-print and previously unreleased tracks by the folk rock artist Iron & Wine, released on May 19, 2009. Iron & Wine toured in May 2009 in support of this release.
Track listing
All tracks written by ...
''. He then followed up on his debut album in 2003 with ''
The Sea & The Rhythm'', an EP containing other home-recorded tracks with a similar style to the songs on the debut.
Beam's second full-length album, ''
Our Endless Numbered Days'' (2004), was recorded in a professional studio with a significant increase in fidelity. Produced in Chicago by
Brian Deck
Brian Deck is an American music producer and member of band Red Red Meat. He co-founded Idful Studios in 1988. Since becoming a full-time producer, Deck has worked with bands and artists including Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, Califone, All Smiles, ...
, the focus was still on acoustic material, but the inclusion of other band members gave rise to a slightly different sound. That same year, he recorded the song "The Trapeze Swinger" for the film ''
In Good Company'', and had his version of "Such Great Heights" featured in an advertisement for
M&M's
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and in the film and soundtrack for ''
Garden State''. This version was later used in a 2006
Ask.com
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The original software was implemented by Gary Chevsky, from his own design. Wa ...
advertisement, and eventually released as a single in 2006 backed with recordings of "The Trapeze Swinger" and "Naked as We Came" made for Radio Vienna.
In February 2005, he released an EP entitled ''
Woman King'', which expanded on the sounds of his previous LP with the addition of electric guitars. Each track features a spiritual female figure, and had subtle
Biblical
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undertones.
The EP ''
In the Reins
''In the Reins'' is a joint EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine, released by Overcoat Recordings on September 13, 2005. Iron & Wine's Sam Beam wrote all of the songs, which were recorded by the two bands together at Wavelab Studio in Tucson, Arizona. ...
'', a collaboration with the Arizona-based rock band
Calexico
Calexico () is a city in southern Imperial County, California. Situated on the Mexican border, it is linked economically with the much larger city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is about east of San Diego ...
, was released in September 2005. Beam wrote all of the EP's songs years earlier, but Calexico added their trademark fusion of
southwestern
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rock, traditional Mexican music and
jazz
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to the songs' arrangements. Several tracks, most notably, "Burn That Broken Bed", feature brass instruments, a first for Beam's music.
The third full-length Iron & Wine album, entitled ''
The Shepherd's Dog'', was released September 25, 2007. This album was voted one of the ten best of 2007 by ''
Paste'' magazine. Contributors included Joey Burns and Paul Niehaus of
Calexico
Calexico () is a city in southern Imperial County, California. Situated on the Mexican border, it is linked economically with the much larger city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is about east of San Diego ...
, as well as jazz musicians Matt Lux and
Bob Burger.
When asked to describe the album to ''The Independent'', Beam remarked that "it's not a political propaganda record, but it's definitely inspired by political confusion, because I was really taken aback when
Bush
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*** ...
got reelected."
Beam has released most of his music on
iTunes
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, including several exclusive EPs. The ''Iron & Wine iTunes Exclusive EP'' features unreleased studio recordings, including a
Stereolab
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cover and two tracks which had previously only appeared on
vinyl
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. The ''Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)'' features Beam and his sister, Sarah Beam, performing a number of tracks from his albums, as well as a cover of
New Order's "
Love Vigilantes
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". Sarah Beam has contributed backing vocals on many of Beam's studio recordings.
Beam's music has appeared in television series such as ''
Grey's Anatomy
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'', ''
The L Word
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'' and ''
House M.D.
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'' "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" was used in the film ''
Twilight
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''. The song was specifically chosen for the film's prom scene by
Kristen Stewart
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, the female lead, and appears on the
film's soundtrack.
The B-sides and rarities album ''
Around the Well
''Around the Well'' is a compilation of out-of-print and previously unreleased tracks by the folk rock artist Iron & Wine, released on May 19, 2009. Iron & Wine toured in May 2009 in support of this release.
Track listing
All tracks written by ...
'' was released in 2009. Iron & Wine also contributed the song "Stolen Houses (Die)" to the AIDS benefit album ''
Dark Was the Night Dark Was the Night may refer to:
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'' produced by the
Red Hot Organization
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Since its inception in 1989, over 400 artists, producers and directors have contributed to over 15 compilati ...
.
On November 26, 2010 Iron & Wine released a special edition ''Record Store Day Black Friday'' 12" vinyl and CD single called, ''Walking Far From Home'' for independent record stores.
''
Kiss Each Other Clean'', Iron & Wine's fourth full-length album, was released on January 25, 2011 on
Warner Bros. Records
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in North America and 4AD for the rest of the world. With this album, Beam blended his earlier styles with a stronger pop influence.
''
Ghost on Ghost
''Ghost on Ghost'' is the fifth full-length studio album by Iron & Wine, released April 16, 2013 via 4AD (worldwide) and Nonesuch in the US. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of "Grace for Saints and Ramblers" and the cover is taken from ...
'', Iron & Wine's fifth studio album, was released in April 2013 on
Nonesuch Records
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in North America and 4AD for the rest of the world. ''Ghost on Ghost'' marked a further exploration into the pop sounds of ''Kiss Each Other Clean'' while also exhibiting jazz and R&B influences, with jazz drummer
Brian Blade
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Early life
Blade was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. The first music he experienced was gospel and songs of praise at ...
contributing to the album. In January 2014, recording during the polar vortex in Chicago, Beam and his regular collaborator Brian Deck co-produced eight of the ten songs on
Chadwick Stokes' 2015 album ''The Horse Comanche''. Beam contributed the Iron & Wine band to the sessions and sang backing vocals.
Iron & Wine released two albums in 2015. ''Archive Series: Volume 1'', released in February, featured unreleased songs recorded during the same period as ''The Creek Drank the Cradle''. Covers album, ''
Sing Into My Mouth
''Sing into My Mouth'' is a covers album by Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses that was released on July 17, 2015. The album's title is a lyric from the Talking Heads song " This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)".
Reception
''Sing into ...
'', recorded with
Band of Horses
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singer
Ben Bridwell, was released in July.
''
Love Letter for Fire'', an album of duets with American singer-songwriter
Jesca Hoop
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, was released in 2016 on Sub Pop. Produced, recorded, and mixed by
Tucker Martine
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, the album also featured contributions from
Wilco
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's
Glenn Kotche
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Prior to w ...
,
Rob Burger
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Biography
Burger began playing piano at an early age, starting his formal training at age six with the pianist Jeffrey Marcus. He pla ...
,
Eyvind Kang
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,
Sebastian Steinberg
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Biography
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, and Edward Rankin-Parker.
In August 2017, Iron & Wine's sixth studio album
''Beast Epic'' was released through
Sub Pop
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Records. The record saw Beam strip back the production and array of instruments from previous records to return to more simple and melodic song structures.
On March 21, 2019,
Calexico
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and Iron & Wine announced ''
Years to Burn
''Years to Burn'' is the second album by Calexico and Iron & Wine. The artists previously worked together on the EP ''In the Reins'' (2005).
Track listing
Personnel
* Sam Beam – vocals, acoustic guitar (all tracks except 4)
* Joey Bur ...
'', their first collaboration album. It was released on June 14, 2019 via Sub Pop.
Personal life
Beam, his wife Kim, and their five daughters live in
Durham, North Carolina
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. He was raised in the
Bible belt
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as a Christian, but is now an agnostic: "That was a confusing time for me, but I don't miss being misled. I'm not an atheist. There's an undeniable unseen world that some people call God and think they know more about than other people. I try not to get hung up on the names."
In 2011, a portrait of Beam was painted by British artist
Joe Simpson. The painting was exhibited around the UK, including in a solo exhibition at
The Royal Albert Hall
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.
[Breihan, To]
"Ezra Koenig, Matt Berninger, Sam Beam Immortalized in Oil Paintings"
''Pitchfork
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The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to th ...
'' – February 23, 2011
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
*
"Call Your Boys" b/w "Dearest Forsaken" via
Sub Pop Singles Club (CD + Clear 7" Vinyl) (2002)
* "No Moon" b/w "Sinning Hands" (Limited 7" Vinyl Bonus with first Pressing of ''Our Endless Numbered Days'') (2004)
* "Passing Afternoon" (CD only) (2004)
* "The Trapeze Swinger" (iTunes only) (2005)
* "
Such Great Heights
"Such Great Heights" is a song by American indie pop band The Postal Service. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, '' Give Up'', on January 21, 2003 through Sub Pop Records. The single includes a previously unrelease ...
" (UK only CD) (2006)
*"Arms of a Thief / Serpent Charmer" (2007)
* "Boy with a Coin" b/w "Carried Home" and "Kingdom of the Animals" (CD + UK only 10" Vinyl) (2007)
* "
Dark Eyes" (Bob Dylan cover w/ Calexico) (2007)
* "
Lovesong of the Buzzard" (CD + UK only 10" Vinyl) (2008)
* "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" (2008),
BPI: Silver
*"Love Vigilantes" (2009)
* "
Walking Far from Home" (2010)
*"Me And Lazarus" (2011)
*"Tree by the River" (2011)
*"Time After Time" (2016)
*"Call It Dreaming" (2017)
*"Bitter Truth" (2017)
*"Song in Stone" (2017)
Music videos
* "Southern Anthem" (2002)
* "Lion's Mane" (2002)
* "Boy with a Coin" (2007)
* "Joy" (2013)
* "Call It Dreaming" (2017)
* "Thomas County Law" (2017)
* "Bitter Truth" (2018)
* "Last Night" (2018)
Other contributions
*
The Six Parts Seven
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's ''
Lost Notes from Forgotten Songs'' (2003) – "
Sleeping Diagonally
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"
* ''
The O.C.
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Soundtrack'' (2004) – "
The Sea & the Rhythm"
* ''
Garden State Soundtrack
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'' (2004) – "
Such Great Heights
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"
* ''Sweetheart: Love Songs'' (2004) – "Ab's Song" (
The Marshall Tucker Band
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cover)
* ''
L Word: Season Two'' Soundtrack (2004) – "Naked as We Came"
* ''Grey's Anatomy: Season Two'' Soundtrack (2004) – "Naked as We Came"
* ''
In Good Company'' (2004) – "Naked as We Came," "Sunset Soon Forgotten," "The Trapeze Swinger"
* ''
Fighting in a Sack'' (2004) – "New Slang (Featuring Iron & Wine)
ive
* ''
KCRW
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Sounds Eclectic
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Volume 3'' (2005) – "Waitin' for a Superman" (
Flaming Lips
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cover)
* ''I Am a Cold Rock. I Am Dull Grass.'' (2006) – "We All, Us Three, Will Ride"
* ''
I'm Not There
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'' Soundtrack (2007) – "Dark Eyes" (with
Calexico
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)
* ''
The Road Mix The following is a list of soundtracks that have been released for the TV show ''One Tree Hill''.
''One Tree Hill''
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'' Volume 3, music from ''
One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to:
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* ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song
** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...
'' (2007) – "He Lays in the Reins" (with
Calexico
Calexico () is a city in southern Imperial County, California. Situated on the Mexican border, it is linked economically with the much larger city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is about east of San Diego ...
)
* ''Acoustic 07'' (2007) – "Naked as We Came"
* ''
Numb3rs
''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, for six seasons and 118 episodes. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton ...
'' Season 3, Episode 19, "Pandora's Box" (2007) – "Naked as We Came"
* ''
Friday Night Lights'' Season 1, Episode 12 (2007) – "Upward Over the Mountain"
* ''Friday Night Lights: Original Television Soundtrack'' (2007) – "Dead Man's Will" (with
Calexico
Calexico () is a city in southern Imperial County, California. Situated on the Mexican border, it is linked economically with the much larger city of Mexicali, the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is about east of San Diego ...
)
*
''Twilight'' Soundtrack (2008) – "Flightless Bird, American Mouth"
* ''
90210'' Season 1, Episode 18, "Off the Rails" (2008) – "Cinder & Smoke"
* ''
House M.D.
''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012. The series' main character is G ...
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** Season 4, Episode 16 (Season Finale, Part 2) "Wilson's Heart" (2008) – "Passing Afternoon"
** Season 6, Episode 1 (Season Premiere, Part 1) "
Broken" (2009) – "Love Vigilantes" (
New Order cover)
* ''
Dark Was the Night Dark Was the Night may refer to:
* ''Dark Was the Night'' (album), a 2009 compilation album
* ''Dark Was the Night'' (2014 film), an American thriller film
* ''Dark Was the Night'' (2018 film), an American drama film
* "Dark Was the Night" (''Grey' ...
'' (2009) – "Stolen Houses (Die)"
* ''
Ugly Betty
''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...
'' Season 3, Episode 16 (2009) – "Naked as We Came"
* ''
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
''The Mysteries of Pittsburgh'' is a 1988 novel by American author Michael Chabon. It is a coming-of-age tale set during the early 1980s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
It was Chabon's first novel, which he began writing as a 21-year-old undergrad ...
'' (2009) – "Naked as We Came"
* ''
Misfits
Misfits or The Misfits may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Misfits'' (1961 film), a film starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift
* ''The Misfits'' (2011 film), a Mexican film
* ''The Misfits'' (2021 film), an American ...
'' Season 1, Episode 6 (2009) – "Such Great Heights"
* ''
TiMER
A timer is a specialized type of clock used for measuring specific time intervals.
Timers can be categorized into two main types.
The word "timer" is usually reserved for devices that counts down from a specified time interval, while devices th ...
'' (2009) – "The Trapeze Swinger"
* ''
The Last Song'' Soundtrack (2010) – "Each Coming Night"
* ''
Degrassi
''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...
'' Season 10, Episode 31, "Halo, Part 2" (2010) – "Passing Afternoon"
*
''Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1'' Soundtrack (2011) – "Flightless Bird, American Mouth (wedding version)"
* ''
The Lone Ranger: Wanted (Music Inspired by the Film)'' (2013) – "Rattling Bone"
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