What is the name of this singer?

[gollygee]

he looks just like someone I know and it's freaking me out.

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. Oh God, that's Iron and Wine, isn't it?

Another singer for whom the listener can hear the beard.

[Fenris]

6. You can hear the beard?

That fuck whispers so softly I can't hear shit over the crap banjo playing.

[Magrittes Pipe]

7. Equal parts Christopher Cross, Rupert Holmes, and Melanie.

This is the Future of Alternative Music(R).

[Fenris]

8. Throw in a hint of Billy Ray Cyrus.

The future is now!

[progmom]

2. Sam Beam

[HughBeaumont]

3. Iron and Wine guy . . . right?

[no name no slogan]

4. Charlie Manson?

young guys w/ big beards creep me out.

[gollygee]

5. thanks everyone!

freaky how much he looks like this guy.

[asthmaticeog]

9. I blame him for the recent upswing in nappy-ass beards on indie-rock boys.

Worst hipster trend ever. Yes, worse than trucker caps.

[SteppingRazor]

10. Man, you guys are cruel. Sam's a sweetheart of a guy...

I've met him a few times. He's as nice a human being as you could ask for -- and both that AND the beard are pretty stunning, when you consider he lives in Miami.