There had been abuse in my family, but it was mostly musical in nature. I don't want any of this lovers lament crap I want something peppy something happy something up temple I want something snappy.

Iron and wine began as a bedroom project for Folky Sam Beam.

Today with a full band he's selling out shows and placing songs on

Hollywood soundtracks.

I'm Jim De Oragadas from W be Z in Columbia. and And then we review the debut record from the Indie Rock Supergroup Wild Flag.

That's coming up on Sound Opinions.

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And time now for some music news. Not by iron plows, Iron plows.

Houses are glorious country.

Loud not by iron plows.

Our land is plowed by and feet, feet marching.

Our land is by time and feet

feet marching.

Oh, the many times. Greg that is the song The Glorious Land from the last album by PJ Harvey

let England Shake which we're playing because it has just claimed this year's Mercury Prize

across the pond in the UK. We talk about the Mercury Prize when it's handed out

every year because it's a very credible award seemingly separated from commercial concerns chosen largely by critics, and often choosing

some surprising choices as the album of the year from the UK, up-and-coming artists that go on to

make big news.

In 2007 it went to Klaxons, went to Speech, De Bell in 2009, to Elbow 2008.

Last year went to the X, a guest on sound opinions.

Now it's going to Poly Jean Harvey, who first won a decade ago

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