Justin Vernon, former songwriter/singer/guitarist of the much heralded, former Eau Claire, WI based, Raleigh, NC implanted band, DeYarmond Edison, arrives back home with a new project - one that he created over the course of three months this past winter in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin, isolated from all in his father's hunting cabin with nothing more than a few select microphones and a handful of ancient instruments.
Bon Iver (pronounced: bohn eevair; French for "good winter" and spelled wrong on purpose) is a greeting, a celebration and a sentiment. It is a new statement of an artist moving on and establishing the groundwork for a lasting career. For Emma, Forever Ago is the debut of this lineage of songs and what has been dubbed by those most familiar with his music: Vernon's best work to date.
As a whole, the record is entirely cohesive throughout and remains centered around a particular aesthetic, prompted by the time and place for which it was recorded. Each track consist of thick layers draped in lush choral walls, with rarely more than an ancient acoustic guitar or the occasional bass drum providing structure. Vernon sings the majority of the record in falsetto, which painfully expresses the meanings behind its overt, yet strangely entangled words. This newfound vocal path acts as each song's main character and source of melody and immediately separates listeners from any of Vernon's old material, where he lurked over his songs in a scratchy baritone.
Vernon will be assembling a team of musicians to take Bon Iver on the road in support of For Emma throughout this coming year and beyond, and plans to run with the project as far as it may lead.
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Jared Kolb
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skinny love is one of my favorites. 6 days ago
Krip
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I want you to book a show in Chicago O: Sep 25
hellomynameisaudrey
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love. Sep 17
Juliana
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my favorite of all time Sep 17
Aniyo*JinxJoseph*
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Skinny Love is genuis. amazing work. learn it. live it. love it. ;) Aug 21
timmithuTERRABBLLE!!!
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truly amazing, im dancing, wish i waznt crying tho Jul 20
nerd at heart
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I think Justin and I should get married... Haha Jun 24
D-mplz
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this is very good music. C: love it. Jun 22
hellomynameisaudrey
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i can't get enough. Jun 02
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now THIS is music! May 01
danica C:
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your really good C= Apr 07
joshua Scott Patillo
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your music is love. Mar 27
Taylor
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oh justin.... Mar 08
caro-line, con-tagious
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adore 'blood bank' Feb 15
kelss
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Genious. Jan 03
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