Did you know? After the pandemic, Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam found songwriting inspiration while joining recording sessions with Lori McKenna and produced Light Verse (2024). Iron & Wine’s most playful record, Beam says the title mostly reflects the way the songs were born with joy after the heaviness and anxiety of the pandemic. The title comes from literature: “light verse” is a form of poetry about playful themes that often uses nonsense and wordplay.