Around the Well collects some bits of music out of Sam Beam's beard. The flavors of Wine are intimate and familiar: you’ve got Southwestern Beam, hushed Beam, and - okay, that’s about it. The album is separated into two discs, home recordings and studio recordings.  The home recordings contain a cover of the Flaming Lips' “Waitin’ for a Superman” and “Such Great Heights,” the song from Garden State that was included in a hallucinogenic M&M advertisement. Beam, incidentally, would be the relaxed blue one, undoubtedly the coolest anthropomorphic M&M. The track “Belated Promise Ring” stands out from the studio tracks - instead of more quiet, bearded, indie-singer-songwriter Beam, the track is cheerfully uptempo. On the whole, if you're a sucker for intimate, mellow acoustic, I recommend this collection. - Evan Tokarz