The Creek Drank the Cradle is filled with hushed, restrained vocals, affecting lyrics from a naturalist’s perspective, exploring relationships and the hope born from them, all of which come across as though whispered to you personally, accompanied by guitar, banjo, slide guitar… Taken as a whole, The Creek Drank the Cradle, Iron & Wine’s debut album, is an ode to an older South; a part of America that is defined by “traditional values,” pastoral imagery and arcane manners. Or maybe that’s just what we want to hear.

Tracklisting:

1. Lion's Mane
   
2. Bird Stealing Bread
   
3. Faded from the Winter
   
4. Promising Light
   
5. The Rooster Moans
   
6. Upward Over the Mountain
   
7. Southern Anthem
   
8. An Angry Blade
   
9. Weary Memory
   
10. Promise What You Will
    
11. Muddy Hymnal