Iron & Wine - In Your Ocean

What this video is

Released in January 2026 as the lead single for Iron & Wine's eighth album Hen's Teeth (Sub Pop), 'In Your Ocean' arrives as a spiritual sibling to the Grammy-nominated 2024 album Light Verse — both recorded in spontaneous sessions at Waystation studio in Laurel Canyon. The video enters a contemporary indie-folk moment defined by post-pandemic interiority, analog warmth, and a reassertion of the human and domestic…

Why it matters

Represents the mature phase of Sam Beam's Iron & Wine project, situating chamber folk within a contemporary 4K visual language without sacrificing the genre's essential intimacy. The video reinforces indie folk's sustained aesthetic commitment to naturalism and emotional realism as deliberate…

The director

Spencer Kelly (spencekelly.com) is a North Carolina-based independent filmmaker and photographer specializing in directing and cinematography. Music-focused films drive the bulk of his work. His documented artist collaborations include Blood Orange, Bonny…