Kiss Each Other Clean
by Iron & Wine

Kiss Each Other Clean by Iron & Wine
Year: 2011
Release date: 2011-01-25
Overall rank: 4,262nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 150 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2011 (87th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (765th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,262nd)

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Iron & Wine bestography

Kiss Each Other Clean is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Iron & Wine on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Iron & Wine is Our Endless Numbered Days which is ranked number 1143 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 919.

Iron & Wine album bestography « Higher ranked (1,841st)
The Creek Drank The Cradle
This album (4,262nd)
Kiss Each Other Clean
Lower ranked (6,871st) »
Ghost On Ghost

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Kiss Each Other Clean rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,262nd | 2010s rank: 765th | 2011 rank: 87th
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Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 101
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 221
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71/100 (from 150 votes)
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03/25/2026 15:09 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,39883/100
 
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From 06/17/2015 20:41 | #144047
Not as bad as people rate it
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From 10/24/2013 19:33 | #89107
Kiss Each Other Clean is everything I love about Beam--catchy melodies and powerful imagery--run through the studio ringer until the substance is obscured by the polish. I would love to hear the demo versions of these songs, because I imagine they're fantastic. As it is, I really struggle with all the additional instrumentation (saxophones?!) and vocal dubs.
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From 01/06/2013 18:45 | #60430
It's still my least favorite Iron And Wine album, but it's grown a ton on me. One of my absolute favorite current artists.
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From 12/16/2011 16:17 | #33119
Here's another former "lo-fi" artist who has since embellished his work masterfully in the studio. i like the horns, especially the spazzy-jazzy horns at the end of "2011 best track" long-play nominee "your fake name is good enough for me", or the playful horns in "big burned hand".
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From 11/24/2011 14:06 | #31146
Great voice and better playing. It is simple but enjoyable. Mostly on acoustic guitar although not entirely. Walking Far From Home is a good song and Me and Lazerus too. Check them out.
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65/100
From 02/08/2011 02:19 | #18196
Easy going and effective for a nice Sunday afternoon, definetely not his best work but still enjoyable.
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