iamawildparty t1_iu4nbch wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:55 PM

In 2002 I was in a long distance relationship. We lived about three hours away from each other, but we were both young so we'd make it work. One weekend, I was on my way to the bus station, and my gf at the time had a university class to get to, so I was *super* early. I stopped in to the indie record shop around the corner from the bus station. After pleasantries I say "I've got a long bus ride ahead of me. What do I get?"

"Well, I've really been digging this lately."

He hands me a copy of The Creek Drank the Cradle by Iron & Wine. So I bought it. I don't remember how much it was, but I still listen to this record 20 years later. I cried on the bus to how beautiful this album was.

"We found your name across the chapel door, carved in cursive with a table fork."

tezoatlipoca t1_iu5az5i wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:33 PM

Wow. Good find! Why does it sound like it mastered on a potato tho.

iamawildparty t1_iu5ccde wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:42 PM

Part of the aesthetic

humanatore t1_iu5k1bg wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:34 PM

A friend got me hooked on Iron & Wine when I was in high school (The Sea & the Rhythm EP). He later betrayed me, and though I never got over that twinge of a sting when I listen, I couldn’t stop listening to Iron & Wine.

iamawildparty t1_iu5nfe3 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:57 PM

I've had Iron and Wine in my life since 2002. There's a lot of memories. I've found the older I got, the fonder they become.

iamawildparty t1_iu5nhvk wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:57 PM

I've had Iron and Wine in my life since 2002. There's a lot of memories. I've found the older I got, the fonder they become.