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Iron & Wine and bigger, longer Hen's Teeth

Posted by Loren on September 23, 2026

Iron & Wine and bigger, longer Hen's Teeth
photo by Loren Green

Released in February in a "regular" edition, Iron & WIne's Hen's Teeth (Deluxe Edition) is out now digitally on Sub Pop Records. The upgrade adds six new recordings: four previously unreleased tracks and two acoustic renditions of songs on the original version.

A tour begins next month in the US.

Tour dates:

Thu. Oct 8 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre !
Fri. Oct 9 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot !
Sat. Oct 10 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Hall !
Mon. Oct 12 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall !
Tue. Oct 13 - Seattle, WA - The 5th Avenue Theatre !
Thu. Oct 15 - Astoria, OR - Liberty Theatre ! SOLD OUT
Fri. Oct 16 - San Francisco, CA - The Castro ! SOLD OUT
Sat. Oct 17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Ford !
Sun. Oct 18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Ford %
Tue. Oct 20 - El Cajon, CA - The Magnolia %
Wed. Oct 21 - Tucson, AZ - La Rosa % SOLD OUT
Fri. Oct 23 - San Antonio, TX - Stable Hall %
Sat. Oct 24 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre %
Sun. Oct 25 - Tulsa, OK - Guthrie Green ! %
Tue. Oct 27 - Memphis, TN - Satellite Music Hall %
Wed. Oct 28 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern %
Thu. Oct 29 - Columbia, SC - The Senate %
 
! with Ken Pomeroy
% with DUG
 
Track Listing:

1. Roses
2. Paper and Stone
3. Robin’s Egg (feat. I’m With Her)
4. Singing Saw
5. In Your Ocean
6. Defiance, Ohio
7. Wait Up (feat. I’m With Her)
8. Grace Notes
9. Dates and Dead People
10. Half Measures
11. In Your Ocean (Acoustic)
12. Grace Notes (Acoustic)
13. Three Strangers
14. California Sober
15. Pilgrim's Highway
16. Say What

Iron & Wine and bigger, longer Hen's Teeth
photo by Loren Green

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