Calexico and Iron and Wine: 'In the Reins'

NPR | By John Brady

Published October 25, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

John Brady reviews In the Reins, a seven-song collaboration between soft-voiced Florida folk singer Sam Beam, who records under the name Iron and Wine, and the band Calexico -- border rockers from Tucson, Ariz., known for their eclectic tastes and "roots rock."

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