One, three, three, four. From W Beasy Chicago and PRX, this is sound opinions. I'm Jim De Regattis.

And I'm Greg Kot. This week Sam Beam of Iron and Wine joins us in front of an audience.

He'll play some songs both old and new.

Plus, he'll talk about his long career

and what drives him to keep making music.

I just get lost in the process and hope that at the end of it I come out with something that's

meaningful to me and hopefully to other people.

Then we'll review the new album from punk rocker Jeff Rosenstock and we'll pay tribute

to the late godfather of that famous Mussel-Sholl Sound,

Rick Hall.

That's all coming up on sound opinions.

You're listening to sound opinions and later in the show we're going to review the new record from Jeff Rosenstock.

A lot of discussion about Jeff Rosenstock's new record post on the internet Jim.

He made a big splash. You started playing festivals I think for the

one of the first times in his career where he really started getting those bigger stages last year

and he would play a song called the festival song at the festivals which is essentially mocking the whole idea

of even being there he's a hilarious guy but he's also a very dead serious punk

rocker who has made one of the best albums of his career. TV Stars don't care about who you are.

And I'm going to pay tribute to the man who was at the forefront of the muscle shoal scene, Rick Hall.

All that's later in the show, Greg, but first, Sam Beam of Iron and Wine. There's light holding on to the ground.

Our music is clumsy and free.

Killers let go. Let go.

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