The Shepherd's Dog is the 3th CD by folk artist Iron & Wine. I think this CD is one of the most beautiful CD's that I've heard in a really long time. The mix of a plethora of instruments really builds on the simple structure of a song. Instruments you can hear clearly are sitars, guitars, misclaneous drums, piano, and the vocals usually have some sort of effect to make them sound drony, yet very smooth. Also, the palette of lyrics that Sam Beam writes are beautiful. Songs like "Lovesong of the Buzzard" are simple, yet incredible, and make you feel like you're the happiest person alive. It's that happy of music. It all ends with the slow, yet amazing song "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" which will leave you breathless when it ends, and makes you want to listen to the whole CD again.
1. Pagan Angel and A Borrowed Car
2. White Tooth Man
3. Lovesong of the Buzzard
4. Carousel
5. House By The Sea
6. Innocent Bones
7. Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)
8. Resurrection Fern
9. Boy With A Coin
10. The Devil Never Sleeps
11. Peace Beneath The City
12. Flightless Bird, American Mouth
The Shepherd's Dog