| Kiss Each Other Clean | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Iron & Wine |
| Cover: | Kiss Each Other Clean.jpg |
| Released: | January 25, 2011 |
| Length: | 44:05 |
| Label: | Warner Bros.(US) 4AD (international) |
| Producer: | Brian Deck |
| Prev Title: | Around the Well |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | Ghost on Ghost |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Kiss Each Other Clean is the fourth studio album by Iron & Wine, released January 25, 2011 via 4AD (worldwide) and Warner Bros. in the US. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of "Your Fake Name Is Good Enough for Me".
The first track from the album, "Walking Far from Home," was released on November 26 in CD single and 12" vinyl versions as part of a special Record Store Day Black Friday event. The digital download version was released on November 30.[1] [2] The song "Tree by the River" has also been released, for free download, on Iron & Wine's website. On January 5, Iron & Wine performed all but one song from Kiss Each Other Clean live at the Greene Space in New York City for a live broadcast on NPR's website.[3]
The album marks a further change in style – in an interview with Spin, Beam said “It’s more of a focused pop record. It sounds like the music people heard in their parent’s car growing up… that early-to-mid-’70s AM, radio-friendly music."[4]
In 2017 it was ranked number 65 in Paste magazine's "The 100 Best Indie Folk Albums" list.[5]
All songs written by Sam Beam.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Flanders) | 20 |
| Belgian Heatseekers (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 4 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[7] | 14 |