Sam Beam of Iron & Wine goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The singer-songwriter shares how Lindsey Buckingham's guitar picking and John Prine's songwriting helped shape his sound; talks about some of his favorite films, including La Strada & Paper Moon; and reflects on the similarities between filmmaking and music-making. Iron & Wine's new album Hen's Teeth is out now via Sub Pop.
Iron & Wine's picks:
• New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies (LP)
• The English Beat - The Beat At The BBC (LP)
• Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (LP)
• Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading (LP)
• Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (LP)
• Fiona Apple - Fetch The Bolt Cutters (LP)
• Laura Nyro and Labelle - Gonna Take A Miracle (LP)
• Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender (LP)
• John Prine - The John Prine Anthology - Great Days (CD)
• Federico Fellini - La Strada (DVD)
• Ousmane Sembène - Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène (BLU-RAY)
• Peter Bogdanovich - Paper Moon (DVD)
Featured Artist: Iron & Wine
Editor: Brendt Rioux
Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern
Producer/Director: Craig Miller
Assistant Director: Derich Heath
Cameras: Derich Heath
Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler
Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler
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